Given name & surname
Hylan
“filled with happines”
Hylan is a variant of Hilan. One Greek interpretation is “filled with happines.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hylan is a variant of Hilan. One Greek interpretation is “filled with happines.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hylan is a variant of Hilan. An origin associated with Hilan is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hylan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 77 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,223 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,223 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 as a first name in 2020; 215 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hylan’s family of names
Hylan has a related form in Hilan. In English usage, Hylan as a surname has a related form in HYLAND.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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