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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rilynn

Rilynn was the 1649th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1009th; the most babies were born in 2017 (257). Over the last ten years it has moved down 546 places. More babies were named Rilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
#1,649 girls, down 563 places since 2020
Babies in 2025
126girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
2017257 babies
Total since 1880
3,730babies recorded

Rilynn popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 70 since 2010, 5 in 2025.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025#1,649126
2020#1,086225
2010#1,564142
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How popular is Rilynn, counting every spelling?

Rilynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #707 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,649 for Rilynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 400 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Rilynn126#1,649792
Rylynn140#1,523772
Rylin51#3,160313
Rilyn31#4,529214
Rylann17#6,781102
Rylyn12#8,771100
Rylinn23#5,52497

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 Rilynn?

126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rilynn (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rilynn 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rilynn.

Chance of another Rilynn in a class of 20under 1 in 50US, born 2025
Most likely inGeorgiaunder 1 in 50 (2024)

Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.

How old are people named Rilynn?

About 3,600 people born in the US named Rilynn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 14. That makes Rilynn a young name: most people with it are children.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Rilynn by state

How common Rilynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.1×), Indiana (1.7×), North Carolina (1.7×), Georgia (1.6×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWA0.05Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIA0.09Indiana: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIN0.16Ohio: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesOH0.20Pennsylvania: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesPA0.09New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKY0.08West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMD0.06Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.09New Mexico: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesNM0.21Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNC0.16South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOK0.18Louisiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesLA0.13Mississippi: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMS0.17Alabama: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesAL0.17Georgia: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesGA0.16Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesFL0.08
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rilynn, girls, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Rilynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rilynn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rilynn

How popular is the name Rilynn?

Rilynn was the 1649th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1009th; the most babies were born in 2017 (257). Over the last ten years it has moved down 546 places. More babies were named Rilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Is Rilynn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rilynn in the US.

Where is Rilynn most popular?

In 2021–2025, Rilynn was most common in New Mexico (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Oklahoma.