Girls' name · since 1996
Rylynn
Rylynn has 3,120 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,120
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rylynn is the #1522 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,120 recorded since 1996.
Rylynn has 3,120 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1522 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #3,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,522 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,120 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rylynn ranks #3,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,522 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,120 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,120
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rylynn's 3,120 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Rylynn compares
3,120 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Rylynn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,120 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 209 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rylynn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 209 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rylynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Rylynn popularity over time - boys
123 total births recorded since 2009 (Rylynn as boys' name)
Rylynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,803 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Rylynn's strongest decade.
1,803 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Rylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 348
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,803 births
- 2020s
2020s
953 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,803 births (58% of all-time use).
How Rylynn 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 Rylynn's total volume
Rylynn by state
Where Rylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 242 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 228 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 190 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 148 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 135 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 133 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 80 | 2.6% |
242 of 3,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Rylynn appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- Rylynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,803 total births) through the 2020s (953) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Rylynns (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Rylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Rylynn 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.