first name
RYLEY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 6,431 people named Ryley, 81.4% reported their origin as White, 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% as two or more races. 52.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Ryley peaked in 2007, when 372 babies got the name.
At least 7,197 babies have been given the name since 1981. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Ryley by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2000s, when it ranked #1,478. The largest share of babies named Ryley, 65.3%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Ryley is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Ryley has been most common in Washington (2.9×), Minnesota (2.5×), and Florida (2×), and least common in Virginia (0.49×).
3,313 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Ryley
Spelled almost the same
4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ryley, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Ryley ranks #54,407 of 156,621, with 409 people. See Ryley as a last name
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