Names › Boy › R › Rilan
Boy name

Rilan

92% boys · 6 born in 2025

Rilan has been given to about 253 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 249
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rilan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 23
  • Born in 20256
  • All time253

How popular is Rilan?

Its best year was 2012, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 4359th. The typical living American called Rilan is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Rilan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rylan0.89
  2. Milan0.85
  3. Rian0.85
  4. Dilan0.85
  5. Dillan0.82
  6. Ryan0.73
  7. Dylan0.73
  8. Raylan0.77

Middle names for Rilan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rilan John0.77
  2. Rilan Lee0.77
  3. Rilan Bryce0.76
  4. Rilan Quinn0.76
  5. Rilan Jude0.76
  6. Rilan Finn0.76

Sibling names for Rilan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.79
  2. Yarelisister · 0.78
  3. Bodebrother · 0.78
  4. Janiyahsister · 0.78
  5. Malayasister · 0.77
  6. Maddeneither · 0.77

Where Rilan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rilan Anderson0.74
    2. Rilan White0.72
    3. Rilan Moore0.72
    4. Rilan Lee0.72
    5. Rilan Hill0.72
    6. Rilan Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rilan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.