Rileigh
Rileigh was the 5201st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1106th; the most babies were born in 2009 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,484 places. More babies were named Rileigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,201 girls, down 2,385 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,882babies recorded
Rileigh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 50 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,201 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,816 | 59 |
| 2010 | #1,176 | 208 |
| 2000 | #1,548 | 116 |
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How popular is Rileigh, counting every spelling?
Rileigh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rileigh?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rileigh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rileigh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rileigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rileigh?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Rileigh are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 23. That makes Rileigh mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rileigh by state
How common Rileigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rileigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rileigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rileigh
How popular is the name Rileigh?
Rileigh was the 5201st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1106th; the most babies were born in 2009 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,484 places. More babies were named Rileigh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rileigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rileigh in the US.
Where is Rileigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rileigh was most common in South Carolina (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Georgia.