Recorded 2002–2023 Unisex name Peak 2012 227 births

Rilan — boys' name

227 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.

2000s762010s1212020s30
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Rilan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

23 babies were named Rilan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Rilan between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rilan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Rilan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 20 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rilan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rilan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rilan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

227

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rilan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
23
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20232020201720142011200820052002 5

Rilan popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 2006 (Rilan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
5 2021201120082006 5

Rilan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 53% of Rilan's all-time total
2000s762010s1212020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rilan?
227 babies have been named Rilan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 23 births.
When was Rilan most popular?
Rilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Rilan a unisex name?
Yes, Rilan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 227 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Rilan been used?
Rilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riley, Rilee, Rilyn, Rilen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.