Ryla
Ryla was the 2074th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1953rd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,356 places. More babies were named Ryla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,074 girls, up 1,312 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 902babies recorded
Ryla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,074 | 91 |
| 2020 | #3,386 | 46 |
| 2010 | #4,840 | 30 |
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How popular is Ryla, counting every spelling?
Ryla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,437 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,074 for Ryla on its own. Together these spellings went to 134 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryla | 91 | #2,074 | 409 |
| Rylah | 27 | #4,966 | 210 |
| Rilla | 7 | #12,912 | 53 |
| Rilah | 9 | #10,746 | 49 |
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 Ryla?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryla (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ryla 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 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryla?
About 900 people born in the US named Ryla are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Ryla 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.
Ryla by state
How common Ryla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Ryla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryla
How popular is the name Ryla?
Ryla was the 2074th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1953rd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,356 places. More babies were named Ryla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ryla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ryla in the US.
Where is Ryla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ryla was most common in Michigan (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Minnesota.