Ryle

Ryle, rhymes with Kyle, was used by author Colleen Hoover for the neurosurgeon hero of her bestselling novel, It Ends With Us. Twenty-nine baby boys were named Ryle in the US in 2023, with many more named all variations of Riley, along with many spellings of Rylen, Ryler, and Rye.

As a surname, Ryle is derived from Ryall and Royle, meaning "rye hill" and "roe deer hill", respectively. Ryle itself spawned two more surnames: Riles and Ryles.

Ryle is also given to girls.

Pronounced RYL.

As of October 2026, Ryle ranked #16153 in US births in 2014 SSA, peaked at #11845 in 2001.