Given name & surname
Ryley
“from the rye clearing”
Ryley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the rye clearing.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ryley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,197
- 3,856 boys · 3,341 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 372 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #3,823 for girls · #3,930 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,823 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 186 in 2007. It also appeared in 28 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,431 as a first name in 2020; 409 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.
Ryley’s family of names
Ryley has a related form in Riley. Ryley has a related form in Riley. Ryley has a related form in Rylee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ryley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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