Rylee

Rylee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rye clearing”
Origin: English
Say it: RYE-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (92% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Riley. Riley comes from an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements for rye and clearing or meadow.

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How popular is Rylee?

2024699 per million US babies

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Babies named Rylee in 20242,328

2024 rank#125 girls

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 188072,330

Rylee has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Rylee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rileyvaliant · Irish
Ryleighrye clearing · Old English
Rylierye clearing · Irish
Rhyleevariant spelling of Riley · American (modern coinage)
Ryleyrye clearing · Old English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English

Rylee questions

What does the name Rylee mean?

Rylee means "rye clearing". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Riley. Riley comes from an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements for rye and clearing or meadow.

Is Rylee a boy or girl name?

Rylee is mainly a girl's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rylee?

2,328 US babies were named Rylee in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Rylee?

Rylee is usually pronounced RYE-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.