Rileigh

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
Given to girls 98.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2004 · 207 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,832
since 1991

Rileigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rileigh has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #1,102, 2004girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925
2024#4,47331
2023#4,45431
2022#4,29533
2021#2,67464
2020#2,77959
2019#2,65165
2018#2,30279
2017#2,23684
2016#1,667128
2015#1,711123
2014#1,684125
2013#1,273186
2012#1,425160#10,7706
2011#1,204199#12,2875
2010#1,165208
2009#1,146221#12,4915
2008#1,165220#11,0376
2007#1,257196#10,9216
2006#1,299180#8,7328
2005#1,173196
2004#1,102207#8,1438
2003#1,105199
2002#1,197170
2001#1,368139
2000#1,542116
1999#1,636102
1998#1,72192
1997#2,13865#8,1106
1996#3,09338
1995#3,58530
1994#4,84520
1993#4,10025
1992#7,51211
1991#13,1475
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five girls were named Rileigh! It came in at #13,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1991, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Rileigh is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedIAIndiana: #1,013 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,007 girlsINOhio: #1,008 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,447 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,792 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 23,231 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNEMissouri: #937 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,384 girlsMOKentucky: #537 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedARTennessee: #921 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,978 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #884 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,884 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #726 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #557 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,463 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsMSAlabama: #571 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,638 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rileigh, so not publishedHITexas: #1,408 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 9,895 girlsTXFlorida: #1,218 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,963 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#518 · 1 in 2,127
  2. Kentucky#537 · 1 in 2,592
  3. Louisiana#557 · 1 in 2,463
  4. Alabama#571 · 1 in 2,638
  5. South Carolina#726 · 1 in 3,485

Best ever in a state: #275 in West Virginia, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#51851 in 2,127
Kentucky#53771 in 2,592
Louisiana#55781 in 2,463
Alabama#57171 in 2,638
South Carolina#72651 in 3,485
North Carolina#88491 in 4,884
Tennessee#92161 in 4,978
Missouri#93751 in 5,384
Ohio#1,00881 in 6,447
Indiana#1,01351 in 6,007
Florida#1,218101 in 7,963
Pennsylvania#1,22561 in 8,792
Texas#1,408161 in 9,895
California#2,32891 in 23,231
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rileigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 626 spots since 2024 (#4,473#5,099)
  • 2,320 spots since 2020 (#2,779#5,099)
  • 3,388 spots since 2015 (#1,711#5,099)
Rise & fade · girls
13 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2004 at #1,102 (207 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,313
  • Highest: 1 in 8,313 girls born in 2009 were named Rileigh (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,102 in 2004, was only 1 in 8,871 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 48.1% of all girls named Rileigh (1,844) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s388#1,636 (1999)#4,642
2000s1,844#1,102 (2004)#1,235
2010s1,357#1,165 (2010)#1,732
2020s243#2,674 (2021)#3,962

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rileigh in 2012

girls
#1,425
160 births · 1 in 11,007 girls
boys
#10,770
6 births · 1 in 316,158 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #1,425Rileigh160

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #10,770Rileigh6
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 11,007 of them was named Rileigh, which outranked 92.7% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rileigh
  1. #1,416Remington161
  2. #1,416Tiara161
  3. #1,416Zaylee161
  4. #1,425Rileigh160
  5. #1,425Elora160
  6. #1,425Izabel160
  7. #1,425Jubilee160
  8. #1,432Addelyn159
  9. #1,432Andi159
  10. #1,432Aubry159

Tied with 6 names at #1,425; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. 4,327Cataleya#4,807#480
  2. 1,931Adley#2,664#733
  3. 917Litzy#1,515#598
  4. 784Kenia#1,427#643
  5. 580Monroe#1,531#951
Fallers
  1. 429Jaden#979#1,408
  2. 365Payten#994#1,359
  3. 326Yamilet#925#1,251
  4. 316Shaniya#915#1,231
  5. 264Shania#898#1,162

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 316,158 of them was named Rileigh, which outranked 24.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rileigh
  1. #9,709Zinn7
  2. #9,709Zlatan7
  3. #9,709Zylon7
  4. #10,770Rileigh6
  5. #10,770Aadhavan6
  6. #10,770Aadith6
  7. #10,770Aadiv6
  8. #12,274Aadrit5
  9. #12,274Aakarsh5
  10. #12,274Aalok5

Tied with 1,503 names at #10,770; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. 1,237Jionni#2,105#868
  2. 551Foster#1,544#993
  3. 504Major#990#486
  4. 433Kase#1,395#962
  5. 428Jael#1,411#983
Fallers
  1. 241Jerimiah#889#1,130
  2. 235Lathan#932#1,167
  3. 229Jorden#676#905
  4. 209Kyron#886#1,095
  5. 207Jakobe#928#1,135

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012