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Rylan

/ˈɹaɪlən/ · 16% girls, 84% boys · 961 born in 2025

Rylan has been given to about 41,160 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹaɪlən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 40,475
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rylan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 3,164
  • Born in 2025961
  • All time41,160
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Rylan?

Its best year was 2011, when 3,164 babies were given the name, ranking 700th. The typical living American called Rylan is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.

Names that sound like Rylan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ryan0.85
  2. Dylan0.85
  3. Kylan0.85
  4. Tylan0.85
  5. Raylan0.80
  6. Ryland0.78
  7. Ryann0.75
  8. Milan0.73

Middle names for Rylan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rylan Eve0.80
  2. Rylan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Rylan Josephine0.78
  4. Rylan Anne0.78
  5. Rylan Louise0.77
  6. Rylan June0.76

Sibling names for Rylan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brooklynnsister · 0.99
  2. Caydenbrother · 0.99
  3. Lailasister · 0.99
  4. Aliviasister · 0.98
  5. Londoneither · 0.98
  6. Maximusbrother · 0.97

Where Rylan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.10%
  2. North Dakota0.10%
  3. South Dakota0.09%
  4. Montana0.08%
  5. Louisiana0.07%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rylan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.