Rilyn
Rilyn was the 4529th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1970th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,128 places. More babies were named Rilyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,529 girls, down 1,313 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,434babies recorded
Rilyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,529 | #11,724 | 31 | 6 |
| 2020 | #3,216 | #13,644 | 49 | 5 |
| 2010 | #2,718 | #7,008 | 66 | 12 |
| 2000 | #12,844 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Rilyn, counting every spelling?
Rilyn is a spelling of Rilynn, a name family that ranked #707 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,529 for Rilyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 400 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rilynn | 126 | #1,649 | 792 |
| Rylynn | 140 | #1,523 | 772 |
| Rylin | 51 | #3,160 | 313 |
| Rilyn | 31 | #4,529 | 214 |
| Rylann | 17 | #6,781 | 102 |
| Rylyn | 12 | #8,771 | 100 |
| Rylinn | 23 | #5,524 | 97 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rilyn?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rilyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rilyn 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rilyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rilyn?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Rilyn are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 16. That makes Rilyn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Rilyn by state
How common Rilyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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
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Questions about the name Rilyn
How popular is the name Rilyn?
Rilyn was the 4529th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1970th with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,128 places. More babies were named Rilyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rilyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Rilyn in the US.
Where is Rilyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rilyn was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.