Unisex name · since 2002
Rilan
233 babies named Rilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rilan is the #11316 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 233 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilan has been recorded 233 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #11316 nationally and more common than 19% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #12,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 233 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rilan ranks #12,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 233 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rilan's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rilan compares
233 41st percentile among 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
Rilan's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rilan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rilan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rilan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Rilan popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 2006 (Rilan as girls' name)
Rilan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Rilan's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Rilan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Rilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Rilan 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.