Is Raylan a boy or girl name?
Raylan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 368 boys were named Raylan, so 8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8% of the 7,106 US babies named Raylan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #717
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,435
- Babies named Raylan since 1975
- 7,106
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 687 babies
Boys and girls named Raylan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 73 | 38 | 34.2% |
| 2010s | 4,399 | 344 | 7.3% |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 184 | 8.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 368 | #717 | 32 | #4,435 |
| 2023 | 408 | #667 | 32 | #4,433 |
| 2022 | 372 | #708 | 40 | #3,808 |
| 2021 | 429 | #645 | 45 | #3,477 |
| 2020 | 445 | #614 | 35 | #4,060 |
| 2019 | 401 | #660 | 33 | #4,323 |
| 2018 | 424 | #629 | 34 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 421 | #620 | 43 | #3,610 |
| 2016 | 485 | #572 | 32 | #4,503 |
| 2015 | 630 | #473 | 57 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 566 | #500 | 42 | #3,701 |
| 2013 | 522 | #512 | 34 | #4,319 |
| 2012 | 487 | #538 | 28 | #5,081 |
| 2011 | 331 | #698 | 27 | #5,173 |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,305 | 14 | #8,611 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,750 | 5 | #19,560 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,855 | 9 | #12,372 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,633 | 9 | #12,434 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,313 | 8 | #13,337 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,809 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,397 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,376 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,164 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,618 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,377 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,194 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,566 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,225 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,059 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,683 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,118 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raylan reached #473 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #3,021 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raylan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.