Rylan is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2011 and has grown less common since.
Rylan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #416 among boys (771) and #1,203 among girls (190) — overall #675 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 961 | 961 | #1,203 | #416 |
| 2024 | 1,101 | 1,101 | #1,127 | #369 |
| 2023 | 1,102 | 1,102 | #1,029 | #376 |
| 2022 | 1,131 | 1,131 | #986 | #376 |
| 2021 | 1,235 | 1,235 | #950 | #341 |
| 2020 | 1,318 | 1,318 | #870 | #327 |
| 2019 | 1,333 | 1,333 | #872 | #326 |
| 2018 | 1,546 | 1,546 | #785 | #292 |
| 2017 | 1,609 | 1,609 | #796 | #287 |
| 2016 | 1,776 | 1,776 | #764 | #256 |
| 2015 | 1,873 | 1,873 | #876 | #241 |
| 2014 | 2,086 | 2,086 | #811 | #220 |
| 2013 | 2,226 | 2,226 | #816 | #202 |
| 2012 | 2,545 | 2,545 | #745 | #179 |
| 2011 | 3,164 | 3,164 | #700 | #146 |
| 2010 | 2,405 | 2,405 | #792 | #183 |
| 2009 | 2,274 | 2,274 | #863 | #197 |
| 2008 | 2,003 | 2,003 | #1,028 | #217 |
| 2007 | 1,601 | 1,601 | #1,138 | #257 |
| 2006 | 1,546 | 1,546 | #1,134 | #259 |
| 2005 | 1,339 | 1,339 | #1,365 | #281 |
| 2004 | 839 | 839 | #1,995 | #373 |
| 2003 | 676 | 676 | #2,317 | #425 |
| 2002 | 567 | 567 | #2,406 | #475 |
| 2001 | 509 | 509 | #2,870 | #499 |
| 2000 | 411 | 411 | #2,970 | #568 |
| 1999 | 336 | 336 | #3,300 | #613 |
| 1998 | 289 | 289 | #3,901 | #662 |
| 1997 | 185 | — | #6,107 | #844 |
| 1996 | 126 | — | #8,001 | #1,066 |
| 1995 | 91 | — | #11,506 | #1,285 |
| 1994 | 113 | — | #8,023 | #1,126 |
| 1993 | 78 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1992 | 89 | — | #15,037 | #1,234 |
| 1991 | 85 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1990 | 54 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1988 | 59 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1987 | 56 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1986 | 46 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1985 | 45 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1984 | 34 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | — | #1,808 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | #1,981 |
| 1980 | 40 | — | — | #1,542 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | — | #2,190 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | — | #2,520 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,554 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,408 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,877 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #4,059 |