Rhiley
The Story of Rhiley
As a girl name
Rhiley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 60 Rhileys were born — ranking #2,923 that year. As of 2026, Rhiley ranks #5,832 for girls with 21 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 943 Rhileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rhiley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 29 Rhileys were born — ranking #3,639 that year. As of 2026, Rhiley ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 285 Rhileys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rhiley
Rhiley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 943 births in the dataset. Rhiley's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhiley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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