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Ryley

Ryley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“rye clearing”
Origin
Old English
Say it
RYE-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (46% girls, 54% boys since 1880)

Ryley is a spelling variant of Riley. The surname derives from Old English place-name elements meaning 'rye' and 'wood/clearing,' with 'rye clearing' the usual simplified gloss.

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How popular is Ryley?

202415.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ryley in 202453

2024 rank#4,140 girls

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 18807,128

Ryley is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ryley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Rileyvaliant · Irish
  • Ryleerye clearing · English
  • Ryleighrye clearing · Old English
  • Rylierye clearing · Irish
  • Rhyleevariant spelling of Riley · American (modern coinage)
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • PeytonPæga's town · Old English
  • Suttonsouth settlement · Old English

Ryley questions

What does the name Ryley mean?

Ryley means "rye clearing". It comes from Old English. Ryley is a spelling variant of Riley. The surname derives from Old English place-name elements meaning 'rye' and 'wood/clearing,' with 'rye clearing' the usual simplified gloss.

Is Ryley a boy or girl name?

Ryley is used for both: about 46% of US babies named Ryley since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Ryley?

53 US babies were named Ryley in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Ryley?

Ryley 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.