Ryland

Where Ryland comes from

From Old English ryge (“rye”) + land (“land”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ryland
Ryland through the years
  1. 1799
    Ryland Fletcher born
    American politician
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,417 among boys with 12 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2013
    Peak, #407
    727 babies named Ryland, the most in any year.
  4. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #728.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Ryland Fletcher · American politician, 1799–1885

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.