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Ryley

Ryley was the #3,780 girls' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Ryley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ryley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ryley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,780 (39)#4,867 (4)——#2,730 (7)
2024#4,114 (35)———#2,445 (8)
2023#3,911 (38)—#749 (3)—#2,900 (6)
2022#2,894 (58)#5,670 (3)——#2,553 (7)
2021#2,638 (65)#3,961 (5)——#1,876 (11)
2020#2,631 (64)#5,493 (3)#765 (3)—#1,359 (17)
2019#1,919 (103)#3,151 (7)——#1,342 (18)
2018#2,361 (77)#4,684 (4)——#1,741 (12)
2017#2,546 (69)#3,229 (7)——#2,179 (9)
2016#2,033 (97)#4,763 (4)——#1,533 (15)
2015#2,236 (84)———#1,874 (11)
2014#2,081 (93)———#1,530 (15)
2013#2,002 (97)#5,742 (3)——#1,686 (13)
2012#1,760 (117)#4,838 (4)——#1,350 (18)
2011#1,715 (121)———#1,361 (17)

Ryley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ryley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Ryley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,848 (28)#1,613 (16)#762 (3)———
2024#5,067 (19)#1,595 (16)———#1,909 (10)
2023#3,117 (39)#1,407 (18)———#1,687 (11)
2022#2,873 (44)#993 (30)#703 (3)——#1,653 (11)
2021#3,121 (38)#939 (32)#605 (4)——#1,560 (12)
2020#2,728 (45)#1,111 (24)#711 (3)——#2,197 (7)
2019#2,897 (42)#1,030 (27)#464 (6)——#1,998 (8)
2018#2,674 (46)#1,158 (23)———#1,219 (16)
2017#2,450 (52)#996 (30)#602 (4)——#1,074 (20)
2016#1,975 (73)#732 (46)#532 (5)—#713 (3)#911 (25)
2015#1,677 (93)#656 (52)#359 (9)—#554 (5)#1,204 (16)
2014#1,473 (110)#489 (80)#439 (7)#398 (3)—#784 (30)
2013#1,578 (98)#379 (107)#434 (7)#303 (5)#404 (9)#726 (33)
2012#1,237 (143)#235 (219)#208 (24)#217 (9)#548 (5)#662 (37)
2011#1,152 (156)#213 (232)#200 (25)#204 (10)#366 (11)#687 (35)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #1,308.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.
  • In 2025, 58% of US babies named Ryley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 42,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ryley is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 55,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 42,000 to 1 in 73,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ryley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ryley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RyleyCanadaGirls#2,7307
RyleyCanadaBoys—too few
RyleyEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
RyleyEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
RyleyIrelandGirls—too few
RyleyIrelandBoys—too few
RyleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RyleyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RyleyScotlandGirls—too few
RyleyScotlandBoys#7623
RyleyUSGirls#3,78039
RyleyUSBoys#3,84828