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Raylan

Boy

Meaning of Raylan: American: 'invented name'

Raylan is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 783rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#783

331 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,442

First recorded 1975 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 146 babies20102011: 358 babies2012: 515 babies2013: 556 babies2014: 608 babies2015: 687 babies2016: 518 babies2017: 464 babies2018: 459 babies2019: 434 babies2020: 481 babies20202021: 474 babies2022: 412 babies2023: 440 babies2024: 402 babies2025: 331 babies
US babies named Raylan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 687.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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