Given name & surname
Rilea
“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”·“from the rye clearing”
Rilea is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rilea is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rilea is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rilea is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rilea is a variant of Riley. Riley has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain. Rilea is a variant of Ryley. An origin associated with Ryley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rilea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 0 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020; 287 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rilea’s family of names
Rilea has a related form in Riley. Rilea has a related form in Ryley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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