Rhylee
The Story of Rhylee
As a girl name
American parents first put Rhylee on the record books as a girl name in 1993, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 232 Rhylees were born — ranking #1,081 that year. About 52% of every Rhylee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rhylee ranks #2,491 for girls with 72 births, falling sharply (-45%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rhylee as a boy name dates back to 2004, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Rhylee — #4,199 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Rhylee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Rhylee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 257 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rhylee
Rhylee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rhylee's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,081. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhylee'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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