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Rylan

Boy

Meaning of Rylan: English: 'island meadow'

Rylan is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 351st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#351

961 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

41,160

First recorded 1968 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 34 babies1985: 45 babies1986: 46 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 59 babies1989: 49 babies1990: 54 babies19901991: 85 babies1992: 89 babies1993: 78 babies1994: 113 babies1995: 91 babies1996: 126 babies1997: 185 babies1998: 289 babies1999: 336 babies2000: 411 babies20002001: 509 babies2002: 567 babies2003: 676 babies2004: 839 babies2005: 1,339 babies2006: 1,546 babies2007: 1,601 babies2008: 2,003 babies2009: 2,274 babies2010: 2,405 babies20102011: 3,164 babies2012: 2,545 babies2013: 2,226 babies2014: 2,086 babies2015: 1,873 babies2016: 1,776 babies2017: 1,609 babies2018: 1,546 babies2019: 1,333 babies2020: 1,318 babies20202021: 1,235 babies2022: 1,131 babies2023: 1,102 babies2024: 1,101 babies2025: 961 babies
US babies named Rylan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,164.

Gender split

84% boys · 16% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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