Rylee, a variant of Riley, is derived from the Old English words ryge, meaning "rye," and leah, meaning "clearing" or "meadow." It can also be an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, an Irish surname with an unknown meaning. Rylee first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for girl names in 1994 and was a top-250 girl's name by 2001. It has now been a top-125 name since 2008 and cracked the top-100 in 2021. It's also the name Paralympic archer Tracy Otto gave her daughter Rylee, born in 2025.
