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“Variant of Riley — Rye meadow or clearing” — Old English origin
Boy's name · #1885 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Rylee reached its best rank, #731, in 2010 and ranked #1885 in 2025. Roughly 5,500 boys have been named Rylee since 1983. About 96% of babies named Rylee in recent years have been girls. Rylee is the less common spelling of Riley — about 5% of babies given the name are written this way; Riley itself ranked #208 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 23 notable people named Rylee:
Similar names: Riley · Fredy · Rylen · Bailey · Bentlee · Henley
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