Ryleigh
Ryleigh was the 344th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 138th with 2,025 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Ryleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Riley) Meaning disputed · Old English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #344 girls, down 185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 891girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20192,025 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,576babies recorded
What does the name Ryleigh mean?
Ryleigh is a spelling of Riley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Riley's meaning and origin.
Riley has two separate surname origins. The English one is a place name (Ryley in Lancashire), from Old English words for 'rye' and 'clearing'. The Irish one is an anglicized form of Ó Raghallaigh (O'Reilly), from the personal name Raghallach, whose meaning is unknown. In the US it was mainly a boys' name until the 1990s and is now chiefly a girls' name.
ryge + lēah (Old English, “rye + wood or clearing”)Raghallach (Irish, “personal name, meaning unknown”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Two origins. Families of Irish descent will usually mean the O'Reilly line.
See also: English names.
Ryleigh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 437 since 1997, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #344 | 891 |
| 2020 | #159 | 1,761 |
| 2010 | #186 | 1,677 |
| 2000 | #834 | 269 |
| 1990 | #6,070 | 15 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ryleigh, counting every spelling?
Ryleigh is a spelling of Riley, a name family that ranked #14 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #344 for Ryleigh on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,243 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley | 4,441 | #48 | 23,880 |
| Rylee | 2,118 | #137 | 11,996 |
| Ryleigh | 891 | #344 | 6,416 |
| Rylie | 644 | #478 | 3,333 |
| Reilly | 60 | #2,855 | 304 |
| Rilee | 20 | #6,070 | 245 |
| Ryley | 39 | #3,823 | 235 |
| Ryli | 11 | #9,354 | 91 |
| Rylea | 13 | #8,255 | 55 |
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 Ryleigh?
891 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryleigh (0.25 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ryleigh 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryleigh?
About 34,900 people born in the US named Ryleigh are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Ryleigh 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.
Ryleigh by state
How common Ryleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.5×), Alabama (3.5×), West Virginia (3.4×), Louisiana (3.0×), South Carolina (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Idaho, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ryleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryleigh
What does Ryleigh mean?
The meaning of Riley is disputed: two origins. Families of Irish descent will usually mean the O'Reilly line.
How popular is the name Ryleigh?
Ryleigh was the 344th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 138th with 2,025 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Ryleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ryleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ryleigh in the US.
Where is Ryleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ryleigh was most common in Mississippi (3.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and West Virginia.