Raylan

Where Raylan comes from

Modern coinage from Ray, compare Rylan, Braylon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Raylan
Raylan through the years
  1. 1975
    First appearance
    #5,464 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2009
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2015
    Peak, #473
    630 babies named Raylan, the most in any year.
  4. 2025
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #800.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Raylan in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.