Ryleigh

#343 for girls in 2025, 891 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2019 · 2,025 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
35,139
since 1986

Ryleigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ryleigh has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #138, 2019girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#343891#8,9108
2024#3021,040#6,19914
2023#2631,186#5,25518
2022#1911,544#8,3009
2021#1641,755#7,08911
2020#1591,761#5,69915
2019#1382,025#5,55516
2018#1451,927#7,61710
2017#1611,858#4,74620
2016#1701,890#7,60510
2015#1981,661#4,54521
2014#1871,757#6,30713
2013#1871,726#3,75327
2012#1831,713#3,45031
2011#1931,647#3,69528
2010#1851,677#5,74115
2009#2421,384#5,33417
2008#2651,289#3,82327
2007#3021,126#4,99618
2006#3281,007#5,52515
2005#351899#6,22612
2004#411743#4,00522
2003#478615#6,25811
2002#495560#4,91915
2001#677369#5,66712
2000#832269#9,1126
1999#953217#9,9125
1998#1,141166#9,6315
1997#1,206149#8,1106
1996#1,76784
1995#2,21660
1994#2,98839
1993#3,15836
1992#3,68029
1991#6,97612
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First appearance
1986

The first year at least five girls were named Ryleigh! It came in at #9,545, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1987–1988, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ryleigh is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedAKMaine: #78 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 275 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #162 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 556 girlsNHWashington: #319 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedIDMontana: #155 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 481 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #403 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsMNIllinois: #245 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsILWisconsin: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 869 girlsWIMichigan: #155 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 717 girlsMINew York: #486 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsNYMassachusetts: #203 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 881 girlsMARhode Island: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 500 girlsRIOregon: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsORNevada: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: #201 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 804 girlsIAIndiana: #133 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 583 girlsINOhio: #136 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 631 girlsOHPennsylvania: #121 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 563 girlsPANew Jersey: #273 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsNJConnecticut: #450 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,035 girlsCTCalifornia: #462 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 2,425 girlsCAUtah: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsUTColorado: #257 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsCONebraska: #193 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 657 girlsNEMissouri: #156 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 684 girlsMOKentucky: #100 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 437 girlsKYWest Virginia: #77 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 314 girlsWVVirginia: #119 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 557 girlsVAMaryland: #94 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 427 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #379 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsAZNew Mexico: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsNMKansas: #120 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 477 girlsKSArkansas: #95 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 391 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 575 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #144 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 661 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 520 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #98 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 457 girlsOKLouisiana: #57 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 285 girlsLAMississippi: #90 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 379 girlsMSAlabama: #126 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 556 girlsALGeorgia: #120 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 558 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ryleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #222 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsTXFlorida: #188 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 904 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#57 · 1 in 285
  2. West Virginia#77 · 1 in 314
  3. Maine#78 · 1 in 275
  4. Mississippi#90 · 1 in 379
  5. Maryland#94 · 1 in 427

Best ever in a state: #17 in Mississippi, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#57691 in 285
West Virginia#77211 in 314
Maine#78141 in 275
Mississippi#90291 in 379
Maryland#94571 in 427
Arkansas#95291 in 391
Oklahoma#98371 in 457
Kentucky#100421 in 437
South Carolina#119341 in 520
Virginia#119641 in 557
Georgia#120861 in 558
Kansas#120281 in 477
Pennsylvania#121941 in 563
Alabama#126341 in 556
Tennessee#132511 in 575
Indiana#133521 in 583
Ohio#136821 in 631
North Carolina#144681 in 661
Rhode Island#14761 in 500
Michigan#155581 in 717
Montana#15561 in 481
Missouri#156401 in 684
New Hampshire#16271 in 556
Florida#188881 in 904
Nebraska#193121 in 657
Iowa#201161 in 804
Massachusetts#203291 in 881
Wisconsin#207271 in 869
Texas#2221491 in 1,071
Illinois#245531 in 1,147
Colorado#257221 in 1,039
New Jersey#273281 in 1,329
Nevada#30691 in 1,213
Utah#319141 in 1,297
Washington#319221 in 1,378
New Mexico#35861 in 1,241
Arizona#379191 in 1,662
Minnesota#403131 in 1,866
Oregon#42291 in 1,676
Connecticut#45061 in 2,035
California#462871 in 2,425
New York#486381 in 2,449
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Delaware
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ryleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#302#343)
  • 184 spots since 2020 (#159#343)
  • 145 spots since 2015 (#198#343)
  • Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1999 (#1,141#953)
  • Biggest drop: 72 spots in 2023 (#191#263)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1986
  • Peaked 2019 at #138 (2,025 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 829
  • Highest: 1 in 829 girls born in 2019 were named Ryleigh (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,804 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 50.9% of all girls named Ryleigh (17,881) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s13#9,545 (1986)#9,613
1990s807#953 (1999)#2,992
2000s8,261#242 (2009)#438
2010s17,881#138 (2019)#175
2020s8,177#159 (2020)#237

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ryleigh in 2010

girls
#185
1,677 births · 1 in 1,060 girls
boys
#5,741
15 births · 1 in 127,912 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #185Ryleigh1,677

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #5,741Ryleigh15
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 1,060 of them was named Ryleigh, which outranked 99.1% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ryleigh
  1. #182Margaret1,702
  2. #183Briana1,692
  3. #184Shelby1,680
  4. #185Ryleigh1,677
  5. #185Josephine1,677
  6. #187Delilah1,672
  7. #188Amanda1,664
  8. #189Allie1,637

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. 2,433Tenley#2,892#459
  2. 2,126Elin#2,852#726
  3. 664Jordynn#1,353#689
  4. 623Kynlee#1,509#886
  5. 513Farrah#1,063#550
Fallers
  1. 502Calleigh#834#1,336
  2. 491Marely#851#1,342
  3. 477Analia#331#808
  4. 417Destiney#900#1,317
  5. 326Dayanara#810#1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 127,912 of them was named Ryleigh, which outranked 59.8% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ryleigh
  1. #5,478Zidane16
  2. #5,478Zlatan16
  3. #5,478Zymier16
  4. #5,741Ryleigh15
  5. #5,741Aalijah15
  6. #5,741Abdiaziz15
  7. #5,741Adric15
  8. #6,036Aahil14
  9. #6,036Abrian14
  10. #6,036Abyan14

Tied with 294 names at #5,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. 2,631Bentlee#3,476#845
  2. 1,735Jencarlos#2,663#928
  3. 1,536Bently#2,203#667
  4. 940Callen#1,638#698
  5. 892Bode#1,665#773
Fallers
  1. 314Dereon#953#1,267
  2. 290Aaden#271#561
  3. 248Landin#935#1,183
  4. 229Rigoberto#920#1,149
  5. 191Dillan#793#984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010