Given name & surname
Rylan
“from the place where rye is grown”
Rylan is a variant of Ryland. One English interpretation is “from the place where rye is grown.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rylan is a variant of Ryland. One English interpretation is “from the place where rye is grown.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rylan is a variant of Ryland. An origin associated with Ryland is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rylan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41,160
- 34,532 boys · 6,628 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 3,164 babies
- 2025
- 961
- #416 for boys · #1,203 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 771 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 416 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,766 in 2011. It also appeared in 190 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (76). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 31,162 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rylan’s family of names
Rylan has a related form in Ryland. In English usage, Rylan has a related form in RYLEN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rylan
- Rylan ClarkEnglish television and radio presenter, singer and modelborn 1988
- Rylan KissellAmerican sport shooterborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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