Is Nylan a boy or girl name?

Nylan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 684 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.3% were girls and 84.7% were boys.

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Nylan

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Nylan was most popular in 2024, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,332 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 684 people named Nylan.

Nylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nylan’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nylan is mostly a boy’s name — 15.3% of the 684 Americans given it were girls and 84.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org