Raylan Boy
How popular is Raylan?
#800 boy name in 2025
311 baby boys were named Raylan in the US in 2025, making it the 800th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
Raylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #800 for boys (▼ 84 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 311 boys, 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #473 in 2015, #614 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (630 boys) |
| Highest rank | #473 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Raylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Raylan family of names ranked #594 for boys in 2025 (#554 the year before), with 448 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Raylan is most popular
Babies named Raylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 (120 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.9 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.8 per 1,000 (150 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.8 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Raylan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #5,121 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1990s | 30 | #6,662 |
| 2000s | 73 | #5,551 |
| 2010s | 4,401 | #473 |
| 2020s | 2,336 | #614 |
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Questions
- Is Raylan a boy or girl name?
- Raylan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Raylan were boys.
- How popular is the name Raylan?
- 311 baby boys were named Raylan in the US in 2025, making it the 800th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
- When was Raylan most popular?
- Raylan peaked in 2015, when 630 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #473 in 2015.
- How many people are named Raylan?
- 7,442 babies have been named Raylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,396 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Raylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Raylan was most common in Kentucky, at 1.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.