Rylan Boy & girl
How popular is Rylan?
#416 boy name in 2025
771 baby boys were named Rylan in the US in 2025, making it the 416th most popular boy name. Another 190 girls got the name (#1,200 for girls).
Rylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #416 for boys (▼ 47 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 771 boys, 190 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #241 in 2015, #327 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (2,766 boys) |
| Highest rank | #146 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 78% boys, 22% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rylan family of names ranked #365 for boys in 2025 (#329 the year before), with 907 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rylan | 771 | 85% |
| Rylen | 110 | 12% |
| Rylon | 14 | 2% |
| Rilan | 6 | 1% |
| Rilen | 6 | 1% |
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 Rylan is most popular
Babies named Rylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 2.0 per 1,000 (115 boys)
- Alabama: 1.3 per 1,000 (141 boys)
- Arkansas: 1.3 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Louisiana: 1.2 per 1,000 (127 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.2 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Rylan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 118 | #2,063 |
| 1980s | 414 | #1,314 |
| 1990s | 1,327 | #611 |
| 2000s | 10,251 | #196 |
| 2010s | 17,076 | #146 |
| 2020s | 5,340 | #327 |
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Questions
- Is Rylan a boy or girl name?
- Rylan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 78% of babies named Rylan were boys and 22% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rylan?
- 771 baby boys were named Rylan in the US in 2025, making it the 416th most popular boy name. Another 190 girls got the name (#1,200 for girls).
- When was Rylan most popular?
- Rylan peaked in 2011, when 2,766 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #146 in 2011.
- How many people are named Rylan?
- 41,160 babies have been named Rylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,762 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Rylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rylan was most common in Mississippi, at 2.0 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.