Is Rylen a boy or girl name?
Rylen is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 124 boys were named Rylen, so 16.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.9% of the 4,047 US babies named Rylen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,460
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,253
- Babies named Rylen since 1993
- 4,047
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 287 babies
Boys and girls named Rylen, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,460 | 25 | #5,253 |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,400 | 45 | #3,513 |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,176 | 28 | #4,878 |
| 2021 | 141 | #1,324 | 32 | #4,393 |
| 2020 | 128 | #1,376 | 45 | #3,438 |
| 2019 | 169 | #1,156 | 41 | #3,710 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,165 | 45 | #3,483 |
| 2017 | 174 | #1,111 | 38 | #3,983 |
| 2016 | 179 | #1,101 | 51 | #3,216 |
| 2015 | 186 | #1,068 | 60 | #2,922 |
| 2014 | 206 | #1,002 | 43 | #3,641 |
| 2013 | 172 | #1,087 | 36 | #4,141 |
| 2012 | 213 | #949 | 51 | #3,257 |
| 2011 | 251 | #851 | 36 | #4,135 |
| 2010 | 179 | #1,080 | 40 | #3,878 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,263 | 29 | #5,066 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,301 | 23 | #6,099 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,633 | 22 | #6,283 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,709 | 23 | #5,870 |
| 2005 | 64 | #1,980 | 20 | #6,198 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,207 | 14 | #8,150 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,913 | 6 | #15,372 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,647 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,700 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,732 | 5 | #17,059 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,664 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,738 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #6,012 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,809 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,464 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rylen reached #851 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #2,922 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 Rylen
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.