boy's name
Raylon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,305
Raylon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
Raylon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 72 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 163 |
| 2010s | 567 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 318 |
How popular is Raylon?
In 2025, Raylon was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Raylon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raylon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raylon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raylon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raylon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raylon
How popular is the name Raylon?
In 2025, Raylon was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raylon a girl's or a boy's name?
Raylon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Raylon most popular?
Raylon peaked in 2012, when 79 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raylon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raylon currently ranks #3,071 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.