Unisex name · since 1993
Rylen
3,391 babies named Rylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,391
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,391 babies have been named Rylen since 1993, making it today's #1560 unisex name.
Rylen has 3,391 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1560 as of the latest data, more common than 89% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #2,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,560 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,391 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylen ranks #2,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,560 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,391 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,560 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,391
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylen's 3,391 recorded births place it above 94.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rylen compares
3,391 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Rylen's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,391 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 251 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rylen's full recorded timeline at 2010, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 251 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 251
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Rylen popularity over time - girls
807 total births recorded since 2000 (Rylen as girls' name)
Rylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,894 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Rylen's strongest decade.
1,894 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Rylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 650
2000s
650 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,894 births
- 2020s
2020s
809 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,894 births (56% of all-time use).
How Rylen 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 Rylen's total volume
Rylen by state
Where Rylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 300 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 219 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 144 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 128 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 120 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 102 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 90 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.5% |
300 of 3,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Rylen appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rylen's data
- Rylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,894 total births) through the 2020s (809) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rylens (300 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rylen: 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 (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Rylen 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.