Unisex name · since 1998
Rylyn
687 babies named Rylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,613 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylyn currently ranks #8613 among unisex names in America, with 687 babies recorded since 1998.
Rylyn has 687 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8613 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #9,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,613 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylyn ranks #9,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,613 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 687 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,613 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylyn's 687 recorded births place it above 86.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Rylyn compares
687 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rylyn's all-time total is 83% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rylyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rylyn popularity over time - boys
218 total births recorded since 2005 (Rylyn as boys' name)
Rylyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Rylyn's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (47% of all-time use).
How Rylyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rylyn's total volume
Rylyn by state
Where Rylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rylyn's data
- Rylyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (324 total births) through the 2020s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Rylyns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Rylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Rylyn 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.