Given name & surname
Rilee
“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”·“from the rye clearing”
Rilee is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rilee is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rilee is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rilee is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rilee is a variant of Riley. Riley has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain. Rilee 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 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rilee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,742
- 418 boys · 3,324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 204 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #6,070 for girls · #13,479 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 10% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,070 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 180 in 2008. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,250 as a first name in 2020; 164 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.
Rilee’s family of names
Rilee has a related form in Riley. Rilee has a related form in Ryley.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rilee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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