Rilee
The Story of Rilee
As a girl name
American parents first put Rilee on the record books as a girl name in 1985, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 180 Rilees were born — ranking #1,351 that year. About 40% of every Rilee on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rilee ranks #5,189 for girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-56%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rilee as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 8 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Rilee — #3,511 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Rilee on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Rilee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 412 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rilee
Rilee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rilee's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,348. Use the chart and map above to compare Rilee'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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