Given name
Rylea
“from the rye clearing”·“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”
Rylea is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.” Rylea is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rylea is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.” Rylea is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rylea is a variant of Ryley. An origin associated with Ryley is English. Rylea is a variant of Riley. Riley has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rylea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,103
- 0 boys · 1,103 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 73 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,255 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,255 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 951 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rylea’s family of names
Rylea has a related form in Riley. Rylea has a related form in Ryley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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