Rylan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Rylan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Rylan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Rylan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Rylan is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “land where rye grows”. From an English place name, also a modern rhyming name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 41,160 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 937 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 50 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 17 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 22 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Rylan per year, United States (1968 to 2025). United States peaked in 2011 (3,164/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (171/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2011 (14/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2012 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (6/yr).
Rylan has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2011, when it ranked #223 nationally (given to 3,325 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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