Rylee

Girl · Irish Gaelic or Old English

Rylee

Say it: RY-lee

Meaning

A modern spelling of Riley, which comes both from the Irish surname Ó Raghallaigh (of uncertain meaning) and from an English place name meaning 'rye clearing'.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

One of several -lee spellings of Riley used for American girls from the 1990s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

61,934 babies given this name since 1980
At its height in 2010, about 1 in 596 girls
2,804 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Riley, Ryleigh, Rylie

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Where this comes from

Modern use, as a recently created name
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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