Is Rylei a boy or girl name?

Rylei is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,381 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.7% were girls and 5.3% were boys.

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Rylei

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Rylei was most popular in 2018, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,857 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,381 people named Rylei.

Rylei over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rylei’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rylei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rylei is mostly a girl’s name — 94.7% of the 1,381 Americans given it were girls and 5.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rylei

Where Rylei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org