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Rylen

19% girls, 81% boys · 151 born in 2025

Rylen has been given to about 4,198 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,155
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rylen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 287
  • Born in 2025151
  • All time4,198

How popular is Rylen?

Its best year was 2011, when 287 babies were given the name, ranking 4137th. The typical living American called Rylen is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Rylen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kylen0.85
  2. Brycen0.75
  3. Ryley0.75
  4. Ayleen0.72
  5. Glen0.70
  6. Braylen0.71
  7. Eileen0.68
  8. Len0.70

Middle names for Rylen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rylen Anne0.81
  2. Rylen Catherine0.78
  3. Rylen Josephine0.78
  4. Rylen Marie0.77
  5. Rylen Grace0.77
  6. Rylen Eve0.77

Sibling names for Rylen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.97
  2. Neriahsister · 0.96
  3. Ayaneither · 0.96
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.96
  5. Aaravbrother · 0.95
  6. Malayasister · 0.95

Where Rylen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alabama0.02%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. Virginia0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rylen Anderson0.77
  2. Rylen White0.72
  3. Rylen Moore0.72
  4. Rylen Hill0.72
  5. Rylen Hall0.72
  6. Rylen Brown0.72

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 Rylen

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

Rylen 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.