Unisex name · since 1968
Rylan
34,532 babies named Rylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,532
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylan currently ranks #416 among unisex names in America, with 34,532 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylan has been recorded 34,532 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #416 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34,532 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylan ranks #623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34,532 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,532
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylan's 34,532 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rylan compares
34,532 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Rylan's all-time total is 94x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,532 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,766 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rylan's full recorded timeline at 1998, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 2,766 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 2,766
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Rylan popularity over time - girls
6,628 total births recorded since 1992 (Rylan as girls' name)
Rylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17,076 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Rylan's strongest decade.
17,076 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Rylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 414
1980s
414 births
- 1990s 1,327
1990s
1,327 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,251 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,076 births
- 2020s 5,340
2020s
5,340 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17,076 births (49% of all-time use).
How Rylan 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 Rylan's total volume
Rylan by state
Where Rylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,285 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 2,470 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,571 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,320 | 3.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,270 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,260 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 1,168 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 1,163 | 3.4% |
3,285 of 34,532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Rylan appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rylan's data
- Rylan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17,076 total births); usage has since declined to 5,340 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rylans (3,285 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 Rylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Rylan 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.