Rylan Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated June 7, 2024
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Fact: Unlike many traditional names with ancient roots, Rylan is a modern creation, blending elements like “rye” and “land” to show images of natural landscapes.

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A Deep Dive

Rylan Overview

Meaning

Island meadow, little king

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from an English surname, combining “rye” (grain) and “land”

Pronunciation

/ˈraɪ.lən/

Popularity

Peaked at 146th in 2011, with a noticeable preference in English-speaking countries.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Modern, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Adventurous, tranquil, modern
A Deep Dive

Rylan Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Ryan, Ryland, Riley, Rowan, Ryker, Ryon, Ryden, Ryton, Ryann

Common Nicknames

Ry, Rye, Lanny, Lyn, Ry-Ry, Rylo, Ryl, Ryno

Diminutives

Ryly, Rylie, Rylla, Rylo, Rillo, Ryli

Famous People

  • Rylan Clark
    (British TV Presenter)
  • Rylan Wiens
    (Canadian Diver)
  • Rylan Schwartz
    (American Ice Hockey Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Rylan"
    (Song)
  • Rylan
    ("The Arcana," Mobile Game)

What Is the Meaning of Rylan?

Rylan means “island meadow” in Old English, combining “rye” and “land.” In Irish and Gaelic, it means “little king,” from “Rí” (king) and “lán” (little).

What Is the Origin of The Name Rylan?

Rylan originated as an English surname before becoming used as a first name. It’s a modern name, crafted from combining traditional elements like “rye,” which signifies the grain and “land.”

Rylan Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Rylan in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3392021#3762022#3762023
Top 3 Rankings#1462011#1792012#1832010

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Rylan

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023376
No change from 2022
852
(-7 from 2022)
0.04653
2022376
(-37 from 2021)
859
(-99 from 2021)
0.04586
2021339
(-12 from 2020)
958
(-48 from 2020)
0.05113
2020327
(-2 from 2019)
1006
(-18 from 2019)
0.05439
2019325
(-33 from 2018)
1024
(-171 from 2018)
0.05328
2018292
(-5 from 2017)
1195
(-69 from 2017)
0.06148
2017287
(-31 from 2016)
1264
(-137 from 2016)
0.06387
2016256
(-15 from 2015)
1401
(-154 from 2015)
0.06916
2015241
(-21 from 2014)
1555
(-188 from 2014)
0.07606
2014220
(-18 from 2013)
1743
(-152 from 2013)
0.08506
2013202
(-23 from 2012)
1895
(-276 from 2012)
0.09378
2012179
(-33 from 2011)
2171
(-594 from 2011)
0.10699
2011146
(+37 from 2010)
2765
(+708 from 2010)
0.13611
2010183
(+13 from 2009)
2057
(+106 from 2009)
0.10013
2009196
(+21 from 2008)
1951
(+204 from 2008)
0.09199
2008217
(+40 from 2007)
1747
(+372 from 2007)
0.08012
2007257
(+2 from 2006)
1375
(+47 from 2006)
0.06207
2006259
(+22 from 2005)
1328
(+148 from 2005)
0.06057
2005281
(+91 from 2004)
1180
(+434 from 2004)
0.05547
2004372
(+53 from 2003)
746
(+143 from 2003)
0.03530
2003425
(+50 from 2002)
603
(+103 from 2002)
0.02870
2002475
(+24 from 2001)
500
(+42 from 2001)
0.02419
2001499
(+68 from 2000)
458
(+95 from 2000)
0.02214
2000567
(+45 from 1999)
363
(+66 from 1999)
0.01738
1999612
(+49 from 1998)
297
(+38 from 1998)
0.01457
1998661
(+182 from 1997)
259
(+90 from 1997)
0.01277
1997843
(+216 from 1996)
169
(+54 from 1996)
0.00846
19961059
(+216 from 1995)
115
(+31 from 1995)
0.00574
19951275
(-156 from 1994)
84
(-18 from 1994)
0.00418
19941119
(+169 from 1993)
102
(+24 from 1993)
0.00500
19931288
(-60 from 1992)
78
(-6 from 1992)
0.00378
19921228
(-26 from 1991)
84
(-1 from 1991)
0.00400
19911202
(+345 from 1990)
85
(+31 from 1990)
0.00401
19901547
(+68 from 1989)
54
(+5 from 1989)
0.00251
19891615
(-274 from 1988)
49
(-10 from 1988)
0.00234
19881341
(-26 from 1987)
59
(+3 from 1987)
0.00295
19871315
(+161 from 1986)
56
(+10 from 1986)
0.00287
19861476
(+9 from 1985)
46
(+1 from 1985)
0.00239
19851485
(+205 from 1984)
45
(+11 from 1984)
0.00234
19841690
(+98 from 1983)
34
(+3 from 1983)
0.00181
19831788
(+271 from 1982)
31
(+5 from 1982)
0.00166
19822059
(-116 from 1981)
26
(-2 from 1981)
0.00138
19811943
(-418 from 1980)
28
(-12 from 1980)
0.00150
19801525
(+940 from 1979)
40
(+21 from 1979)
0.00216
19792465
(-332 from 1978)
19
(-3 from 1978)
0.00106
19782133
(-71 from 1977)
22
(-1 from 1977)
0.00129
19772062
(+764 from 1976)
23
(+9 from 1976)
0.00135
19762826
(-376 from 1975)
14
(-3 from 1975)
0.00086
19752450
(+1740 from 1974)
17
(+10 from 1974)
0.00105
19744190
(-968 from 1973)
7
(-3 from 1973)
0.00043
19733222
(+1217 from 1972)
10
(+4 from 1972)
0.00062
19724439
(-769 from 1968)
6
No change from 1968
0.00036
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19683670
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00034
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19630
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
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0
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0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0
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0.0000
19480
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0
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0.0000
19470
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0
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0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
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0
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0.0000
19440
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0.0000
19430
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0.0000
19420
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0.0000
19410
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0.0000
19400
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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0.0000
19370
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0.0000
19360
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19350
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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0
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0.0000
19320
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
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0.0000
19240
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
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0.0000
19210
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0.0000
19200
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0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19130
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0
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0.0000
19120
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0
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0.0000
19110
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0
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0.0000
19100
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0
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0.0000
19090
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0
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0.0000
19080
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0.0000
19070
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0.0000
19060
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19050
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0.0000
19040
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0
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0.0000
19030
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0.0000
19020
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0.0000
19010
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0
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0.0000
19000
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0
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18990
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0.0000
18980
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0.0000
18970
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18960
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18910
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18870
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18860
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18850
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18840
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18830
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18820
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0.0000
18810
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0
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0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Rylan

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3872021#4262022#3752023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4542021#6362022#5902023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4132021#3392022#4492023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3762021#3292022#3562023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3022021#2862022#4192023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2522021#3482022#2722023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4062021#3782022#3012023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2942021#4272022#4982023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2212021#3362022#2482023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3862021#4832022#3832023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#2712021#2662022#2942023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3332021#2672022#5632023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3262021#7872022#2062023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3132021#3382022#5112023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#1992021#2242022#2352023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2052021#2872022#2732023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3662021#4792022#4392023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3412021#2672022#2192023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3482021#5072022#4022023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4332021#4512022#4232023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#2162021#2292022#1832023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4412021#6612022#6262023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4502021#2602022#5592023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3332021#2352022#2172023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4092021#4112022#2542023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3262021#3622022#3562023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#4332020#5022022#6022023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1312021#1152022#2732023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3212021#3512022#4102023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#1652021#2752022#2102023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3642021#5792022#7762023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4892021#2742022#4942023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1982018#3302021#1642023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4652021#4022022#4612023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2322018#1132022#1272023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5562020#5342021#7532022

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#7992021#8032022#5142023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1722018#1442019#2602020

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2412019#1852021#2332022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4042018#5832019#4932022

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2252017#1452018#1852023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2902020#3742021#3922022

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3182018#4322020#2812023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1692017#2032019#2112020

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1482013#2522015#1912019

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1822012#2612013#2312016

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#692011#1222012#882014

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2362017#2362018#1982022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2172010#2212011#1982016

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1242016

Popularity Rankings for Rylan in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2712021#3902022#2162023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3872010#3112011#2472012

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#3142011#2732012#8502013

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4262010#2752011#3012012

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3142021#3622022#3722023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7112013#7642019#7702023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#9602020#7992021#9442022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Rylan a Name for Boys or Girls?

Rylan is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls.

In fact, it gained popularity first for boys in the late 1990s and began appearing for girls a bit later, around 2009.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Rylan

Rylan in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Rylan Clark (TV Presenter, born 1988): A British television personality, presenter, and singer known for his vibrant personality and roles on shows like "Big Brother's Bit on the Side" and "This Morning."
  • Rylan Wiens (Diver, born 1999): A Canadian diver who has competed in international events, including the Pan American Games.
  • Rylan Schwartz (Ice Hockey Player, born 1990): An American professional ice hockey player who has played in various leagues, including a stint in the AHL.
  • Rylan (Song, 2019): A song titled "Rylan" by the American rock band The National, discusses the character Rylan in a narrative style typical of the band’s introspective lyrics.
  • Rylan ("The Arcana," 2019 Mobile Game): A minor character in the popular romance and mystery mobile game "The Arcana."

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