Rye meadow or courageous
Ryllie is a modern American spelling variant of Riley. It likely derives from the Old English words 'ryge', meaning rye, and 'leah', meaning wood or clearing, but it is also associated with the Irish surname O'Raghailligh, meaning descendant of Raghallach.
Less common today
Ryllie isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,339 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
