Mostly boys · peaked in 2011
Rylan name popularity since 1925
41,160 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rylan (16.1% girls, 83.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Rylan is about 14 years old in 2026. Rylan peaked in 2011 as the #146 name for boys, and it ranked #416 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,160
- Named Rylan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #416
- for boys in 2025 (771 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 83.9% boys
- 6,628 girls · 34,532 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 1.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Rylan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rylan births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Rylan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Rylan became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 16,500 baby boys to 1 in 4,240.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 687 to 1 in 1,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rylan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rylan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rylan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 118 | #2,520 |
| 1980s | 0 | 414 | #1,501 |
| 1990s | 119 | 1,327 | #1,285 |
| 2000s | 1,514 | 10,251 | #281 |
| 2010s | 3,487 | 17,076 | #241 |
| 2020–25 | 1,508 | 5,340 | #416 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.3% of babies named Rylan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Rylan is most popular
The index compares Rylan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rylan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1.96× | 936 |
| Oklahoma | 1.70× | 858 |
| Arizona | 1.69× | 847 |
| Utah | 1.66× | 546 |
| Washington | 1.62× | 1,045 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rylan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rylan (this page) | 34,532 | 2011 |
| Rylen | 3,391 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rylan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rylan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rylan (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data