Rylan
Rylan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rylan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rylan
As a girl name
Rylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 398 Rylans were born — ranking #700 that year. As of 2026, Rylan ranks #1,199 for girls with 199 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 7K Rylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 2,766 Rylans were born — ranking #146 that year. As of 2026, Rylan ranks #390 for boys with 823 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 35K Rylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rylan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rylan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rylan
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About the name Rylan
Rylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Rylan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #146. Use the chart and map above to compare Rylan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.