Unisex name · since 1999
Nylan
579 babies named Nylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nylan is the #3068 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1999.
Nylan has 579 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3068 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #7,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,068 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nylan ranks #7,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,068 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nylan's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Nylan compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nylan's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nylan's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Nylan popularity over time - girls
105 total births recorded since 2005 (Nylan as girls' name)
Nylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Nylan's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (40% of all-time use).
How Nylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nylan's total volume
Nylan by state
Where Nylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 26 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 13 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
26 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nylan's data
- Nylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Nylans (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Nylan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nylan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.