Rylen
Rylen was the 1560th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 852nd with 251 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 492 places. More babies were named Rylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rylan) Origin uncertain · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,560 boys, down 183 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011251 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,198babies recorded
What does the name Rylen mean?
Rylen is a spelling of Rylan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rylan's meaning and origin.
Rylan is a modern name. Wiktionary suggests it may be a variant of Ryland, an English place-based surname meaning "rye land", from Old English ryge, "rye", and land, which Harrison (1918) explains the same way. Its rise as a first name in the US since the 1990s probably owes more to the sound of Ryan and Riley than to the surname, so its meaning is uncertain.
ryge (Old English, “rye”)land (Old English, “land”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Possibly from Ryland; may simply be a modern coinage.
Related names: Ryland, Ryan, Rylen.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rylan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'RYLAND', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Rylen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,699 | #1,560 | 41 | 110 |
| 2020 | #3,439 | #1,377 | 45 | 128 |
| 2010 | #3,878 | #1,080 | 40 | 179 |
| 2000 | #17,059 | #3,732 | 5 | 22 |
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How popular is Rylen, counting every spelling?
Rylen is a spelling of Rylan, a name family that ranked #372 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,560 for Rylen on its own. Together these spellings went to 907 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan | 771 | #416 | 4,332 |
| Rylen | 110 | #1,560 | 681 |
| Rylon | 14 | #6,379 | 63 |
| Rilan | 6 | #11,722 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rylen?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rylen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rylen 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rylen?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Rylen are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Rylen a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Rylen by state
How common Rylen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.6×), Georgia (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rylen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rylen
What does Rylen mean?
The origin of Rylan is uncertain: Possibly from Ryland; may simply be a modern coinage.
How popular is the name Rylen?
Rylen was the 1560th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 852nd with 251 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 492 places. More babies were named Rylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Rylen in the US.
Where is Rylen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rylen was most common in Hawaii (0.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Mississippi.