Ryland
Ryland was the 706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 382 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 407th with 727 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 214 places. More babies were named Ryland in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning rye land (English place name) · Old English
Say it RYE-lund /ˈraɪlənd/
- Rank in 2025
- #706 boys, down 185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 382boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013727 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,985babies recorded
What does the name Ryland mean?
Ryland is an English habitational surname from Old English ryge, rye, and land, so "land where rye grew," according to Wiktionary. Wiktionary also lists places called Ryland in Alabama and Lincolnshire, the Alabama one named after its first postmaster. As a boys' first name Ryland has been used in the US since the 1910s and has become more common since the 2000s.
ryge (Old English, “rye”)land (Old English, “land”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Rylan, Ryan, Rylee.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ryland' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Ryland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,205 | #706 | 25 | 382 |
| 2020 | #3,438 | #521 | 45 | 552 |
| 2010 | #4,583 | #496 | 32 | 523 |
| 2000 | #12,864 | #1,265 | 7 | 104 |
| 1990 | — | #1,868 | — | 42 |
| 1980 | — | #2,433 | — | 21 |
| 1970 | — | #2,491 | — | 15 |
| 1960 | — | #3,292 | — | 8 |
| 1950 | — | #2,306 | — | 12 |
| 1940 | — | #1,361 | — | 25 |
| 1930 | — | #2,059 | — | 15 |
| 1920 | — | #2,039 | — | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ryland, counting every spelling?
Ryland has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #693 for boys in 2025, against #706 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ryland?
382 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryland (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ryland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryland?
About 12,400 people born in the US named Ryland are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Ryland mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ryland by state
How common Ryland was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.7×), Oregon (2.4×), Mississippi (2.3×), South Carolina (2.1×), Kentucky (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ryland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryland, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ryland · Sibling names for Ryland
Questions about the name Ryland
What does Ryland mean?
Ryland means “rye land (English place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ryland?
Ryland was the 706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 382 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 407th with 727 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 214 places. More babies were named Ryland in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ryland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Ryland in the US.
Where is Ryland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ryland was most common in Alabama (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Mississippi.