boy's name
Raylan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,787
the United States
#801
2025 births
Raylan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #801. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2015, when 687 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,016 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Raylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 111 |
| 2010s | 4,745 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,540 |
How popular is Raylan?
In 2025, Raylan was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #801 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Raylan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Raylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raylan
How popular is the name Raylan?
In 2025, Raylan was given to 331 babies in the United States, ranking #801 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Raylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Raylan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Raylan most popular?
Raylan peaked in 2015, when 687 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raylan currently ranks #801 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.