Rilee
The Story of Rilee
As a girl name
Rilee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1985, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 180 Rilees were born — ranking #1,351 that year. As of 2026, Rilee ranks #5,189 for girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-56%). In total, more than 3K Rilees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rilee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 30 Rilees were born — ranking #3,511 that year. As of 2026, Rilee ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 412 Rilees 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 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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