Feminine dossier · first seen 1986

Ryleigh

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2019
Peak era
2019
Peak births
2,025
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1986Peak 20192025
peak 2019 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Ryleigh

How many people are named Ryleigh?

An estimated 34,840 living Americans are named Ryleigh.

How rare is Ryleigh?

Ryleigh is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 891 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 56% from its 2019 peak.

How old is the typical Ryleigh?

The median age of a living American named Ryleigh is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 17 years old.

Is Ryleigh still popular?

Not especially. Ryleigh has been declining since its 2019 peak and registered 891 births in 2025.

Where is Ryleigh most common?

Ryleigh has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appeared 4.5× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2019
Decline from peak
56%
2025
891
All-time
35,139

Ryleigh broke out in Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee (2001) and became over-represented in 21 states over 18 years.

Broke out: Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, 2001 · over-represented in 21 states over 18 years

Alabama: broke out 2001 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2008 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2008 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 2001 IN Iowa: broke out 2007 IA Kansas: broke out 2005 KS Kentucky: broke out 2005 KY Louisiana: broke out 2003 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: broke out 2001 MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: broke out 2001 MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 2008 MS Missouri: broke out 2004 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: broke out 2012 NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2019 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 2002 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2003 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: broke out 2001 PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2004 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2001 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 2005 VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: broke out 2007 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY