unisex name

Rhylan

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,113

Northern Ireland

#331

2012 births

Rhylan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2019, when 74 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2001.

Rhylan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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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Births named Rhylan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 129
2010s 612
2020s (to 2025) 315

How popular is Rhylan?

In 2025, Rhylan was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rhylan is used

Northern Ireland #331 5 in 2012
Scotland #718 3 in 2009
Canada #2,894 5 in 2014
United States #3,278 42 in 2025
England & Wales #5,929 3 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Rhylan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rhylan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rhylan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rhylan

How popular is the name Rhylan?

In 2025, Rhylan was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Rhylan a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhylan is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Rhylan most popular?

Rhylan peaked in 2019, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rhylan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rhylan currently ranks #3,278 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.