Unisex name · since 2001
Rhylan
Rhylan has 706 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhylan is the #3296 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 706 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhylan has been recorded 706 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #3296 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,412 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,296 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 706 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhylan ranks #6,412 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,296 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 706 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhylan's 706 recorded births place it above 85.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhylan compares
706 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Rhylan's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhylan's full recorded timeline at 2014, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Rhylan popularity over time - girls
350 total births recorded since 2004 (Rhylan as girls' name)
Rhylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (404 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Rhylan's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Rhylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
404 births
- 2020s
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 404 births (57% of all-time use).
How Rhylan 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 Rhylan's total volume
Rhylan by state
Where Rhylan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
33 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rhylan's data
- Rhylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (404 total births) through the 2020s (223) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rhylans (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rhylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Rhylan 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.