Is Rylan a boy or girl name?
Rylan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 213 girls and 882 boys were named Rylan, so 19.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16% of the 40,187 US babies named Rylan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #371
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,135
- Babies named Rylan since 1968
- 40,187
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 3,164 babies
Boys and girls named Rylan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 414 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,327 | 119 | 8.2% |
| 2000s | 10,251 | 1,514 | 12.9% |
| 2010s | 17,075 | 3,487 | 17% |
| 2020s | 4,562 | 1,314 | 22.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 882 | #371 | 213 | #1,135 |
| 2023 | 854 | #376 | 246 | #1,033 |
| 2022 | 861 | #376 | 269 | #985 |
| 2021 | 958 | #340 | 277 | #950 |
| 2020 | 1,007 | #327 | 309 | #871 |
| 2019 | 1,025 | #325 | 308 | #871 |
| 2018 | 1,196 | #293 | 349 | #784 |
| 2017 | 1,264 | #287 | 345 | #796 |
| 2016 | 1,402 | #256 | 374 | #764 |
| 2015 | 1,555 | #241 | 318 | #876 |
| 2014 | 1,743 | #220 | 343 | #811 |
| 2013 | 1,896 | #202 | 330 | #816 |
| 2012 | 2,171 | #179 | 374 | #745 |
| 2011 | 2,766 | #146 | 398 | #700 |
| 2010 | 2,057 | #183 | 348 | #792 |
| 2009 | 1,951 | #197 | 323 | #862 |
| 2008 | 1,747 | #217 | 256 | #1,027 |
| 2007 | 1,375 | #257 | 226 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 1,328 | #259 | 218 | #1,134 |
| 2005 | 1,180 | #281 | 159 | #1,365 |
| 2004 | 746 | #373 | 93 | #1,995 |
| 2003 | 603 | #425 | 73 | #2,316 |
| 2002 | 500 | #475 | 67 | #2,406 |
| 2001 | 458 | #499 | 51 | #2,870 |
| 2000 | 363 | #568 | 48 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 297 | #613 | 39 | #3,300 |
| 1998 | 259 | #662 | 30 | #3,901 |
| 1997 | 169 | #844 | 16 | #6,106 |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,066 | 11 | #8,001 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,285 | 7 | #11,505 |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,126 | 11 | #8,024 |
| 1993 | 78 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,234 | 5 | #15,036 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 54 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 59 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,554 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,407 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,877 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rylan reached #146 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #700 in 2011. 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 Rylan
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.