Given name & surname
Rylee
“from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”·“from the rye clearing”
Rylee is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rylee is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rylee is a variant of Riley. One interpretation is “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Rylee is a variant of Ryley. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rylee is a variant of Riley. Riley has been associated with English and Irish naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain. Rylee 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rylee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74,557
- 5,547 boys · 69,010 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 3,298 babies
- 2025
- 2,202
- #137 for girls · #1,885 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 4% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,118 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 137 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,984 in 2010. It also appeared in 84 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (172). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 53,194 as a first name in 2020; 567 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.
Rylee’s family of names
Rylee has a related form in Riley. Rylee has a related form in Ryley.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rylee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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