Ryland is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ryland means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ryland across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ryland has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ryland is a boy name of English origin meaning “land where rye is grown”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,985 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 58 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 Ryland per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 2013 (754/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (10/yr).
Ryland has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #806 nationally (given to 754 babies that year).
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