Girl · Irish Gaelic or Old English
Ryleigh
Say it: RY-lee
Meaning
A modern spelling of Riley, from the Irish surname Ó Raghallaigh (of uncertain meaning) or an English place name meaning 'rye clearing'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
One of several -leigh spellings used for American girls from the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 29,050 babies given this name since 1986
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 829 girls
- 1,757 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Riley, Rylee, 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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