Unisex — 16% girls#587 of boy names
Rylan
Pronounced R AY1 L AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2011
- 57 years in use
How popular is Rylan?
Rylan is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1968. It has been given to 40,187 children — the 587th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 40% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2011, when 2,766 children were given it.
Roughly 16% of children named Rylan are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AY1 L AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rylan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rylan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rylan?
- Rylan ranks 587th among boys' names in US records, with 40,187 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,004.
- Is Rylan a unisex name?
- Yes. About 16% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Rylan most popular?
- 2011, when 2,766 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.