Unisex name · since 2019

Ylan

Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Ylan, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,385 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade

13 boys have been named Ylan since 2019, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Ylan recorded 13 times among boys since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2022.

  • #32,385 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 13 born since 2019
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ylan ranks #32,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,385 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ylan's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ylan's full recorded timeline at 2022, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ylan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
456789 20192022 8

Ylan popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 2007 (Ylan as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 20072010 7

Ylan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).

2020s was Ylan's strongest decade.

8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Ylan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ylan? ▼
Ylan has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,385 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Ylan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ylan ranks #32,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ylan most popular? ▼
Ylan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Ylan a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ylan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 13 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Ylan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ylan since 2019 -- 4 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Ylan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ylario. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2019–2022 (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 Ylan 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.