Rylan

#1,200 for girls in 2025, 190 births · #416 for boys in 2025, 771 births
Given to boys 83.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2011 · 2,766 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
34,532
since 1968

Rylan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #700, 2011peak #146, 2011girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,200190#416771
2024#1,125215#369886
2023#1,024247#376855
2022#984269#376862
2021#950277#339958
2020#868310#3271,008
2019#869308#3251,025
2018#782349#2921,197
2017#794345#2871,264
2016#762374#2561,402
2015#875318#2411,555
2014#811343#2201,743
2013#815330#2021,896
2012#742374#1792,171
2011#700398#1462,766
2010#792348#1832,057
2009#861323#1961,951
2008#1,022256#2171,747
2007#1,137226#2571,375
2006#1,133218#2591,328
2005#1,362159#2811,180
2004#1,98993#372746
2003#2,30173#425603
2002#2,37967#475500
2001#2,84451#499458
2000#2,94048#567363
1999#3,24539#612297
1998#3,83130#661259
1997#5,86816#843169
1996#7,57411#1,060115
1995#10,5147#1,27584
1994#7,60411#1,119102
1993—#1,28878
1992#13,3175#1,22884
1991—#1,20285
1990—#1,54754
1989—#1,61549
1988—#1,34159
1987—#1,31656
1986—#1,47646
1985—#1,48545
1984—#1,69034
1983—#1,78731
1982—#2,05926
1981—#1,94228
1980—#1,52440
1979—#2,46519
1978—#2,13422
1977—#2,06323
1976—#2,82614
1975—#2,45017
1974—#4,1907
1973—#3,22310
1972—#4,4416
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1968—#3,6736
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five boys were named Rylan! It came in at #3,673, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1969–1971, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Rylan is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #175 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 511 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedNHWashington: #309 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,382 boysWAIdaho: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,290 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNDMinnesota: #415 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,923 boysMNIllinois: #398 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,024 boysILWisconsin: #269 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,088 boysWIMichigan: #462 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,373 boysMINew York: #529 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,130 boysNYMassachusetts: #515 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,356 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedRIOregon: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 774 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedSDIowa: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 905 boysIAIndiana: #238 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 955 boysINOhio: #358 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,758 boysOHPennsylvania: #333 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,636 boysPANew Jersey: #520 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,024 boysNJConnecticut: #273 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,192 boysCTCalifornia: #448 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 2,528 boysCAUtah: #413 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,753 boysUTColorado: #287 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,141 boysCONebraska: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,462 boysNEMissouri: #200 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 792 boysMOKentucky: #197 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 755 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #308 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,432 boysVAMaryland: #708 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,177 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedDEArizona: #460 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,131 boysAZNew Mexico: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,456 boysNMKansas: #289 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,143 boysKSArkansas: #204 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 750 boysARTennessee: #196 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 774 boysTNNorth Carolina: #247 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,041 boysNCSouth Carolina: #227 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 909 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #214 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 771 boysOKLouisiana: #268 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,027 boysLAMississippi: #154 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 505 boysMSAlabama: #173 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 640 boysALGeorgia: #288 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,257 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rylan, so not publishedHITexas: #359 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,745 boysTXFlorida: #344 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,735 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#154 · 1 in 505
  2. Alabama#173 · 1 in 640
  3. Alaska#175 · 1 in 511
  4. Tennessee#196 · 1 in 774
  5. Kentucky#197 · 1 in 755

Best ever in a state: #29 in North Dakota, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#154241 in 505
Alabama#173341 in 640
Alaska#17551 in 511
Tennessee#196441 in 774
Kentucky#197261 in 755
Missouri#200361 in 792
Arkansas#204171 in 750
Oklahoma#214231 in 771
Oregon#215201 in 774
North Dakota#22651 in 673
South Carolina#227221 in 909
Indiana#238341 in 955
Iowa#244151 in 905
North Carolina#247471 in 1,041
Louisiana#268211 in 1,027
Wisconsin#269221 in 1,088
Connecticut#273111 in 1,192
Colorado#287221 in 1,141
Georgia#288401 in 1,257
Kansas#289121 in 1,143
Virginia#308271 in 1,432
Washington#309241 in 1,382
Pennsylvania#333331 in 1,636
Idaho#34361 in 1,290
Florida#344521 in 1,735
Ohio#358311 in 1,758
Texas#359971 in 1,745
Nebraska#36761 in 1,462
New Mexico#37951 in 1,456
Illinois#398271 in 2,024
Utah#413111 in 1,753
Minnesota#415131 in 1,923
California#448751 in 2,528
Arizona#460151 in 2,131
Michigan#462181 in 2,373
Massachusetts#51581 in 3,356
New Jersey#520131 in 3,024
New York#529281 in 3,130
Maryland#70861 in 4,177
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rylan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 47 spots since 2024 (#369 → #416)
  • 89 spots since 2020 (#327 → #416)
  • 175 spots since 2015 (#241 → #416)
  • Biggest jump: 217 spots in 1997 (#1,060 → #843)
  • Biggest drop: 47 spots in 2025 (#369 → #416)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 2011 at #146 (2,766 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 687
  • Highest: 1 in 687 boys born in 2011 were named Rylan (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,215 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 49.4% of all boys named Rylan (17,076) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#3,673 (1968)#3,673
1970s118#2,063 (1977)#2,974
1980s414#1,316 (1987)#1,624
1990s1,327#612 (1999)#1,084
2000s10,251#196 (2009)#355
2010s17,076#146 (2011)#233
2020s5,340#327 (2020)#367

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rylan in 2020

girls
#868
310 births · 1 in 5,215 girls
boys
#327
1,008 births · 1 in 1,712 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #868Rylan310

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #327Rylan1,008
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 5,215 of them was named Rylan, which outranked 95.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rylan
  1. #864Fallon311
  2. #864Ila311
  3. #864Jaylin311
  4. #868Rylan310
  5. #868Giana310
  6. #868Paisleigh310
  7. #871Maleah309
  8. #871Scout309
  9. #873Cynthia308

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,712 of them was named Rylan, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rylan
  1. #324Ali1,017
  2. #325Orion1,016
  3. #326Ellis1,010
  4. #327Rylan1,008
  5. #328Eduardo1,001
  6. #329Mario999
  7. #330Rory997
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →