Is Raylon a boy or girl name?

Raylon is a boy’s name. Of the 1,305 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Raylon

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Raylon was most popular in 2012, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,126 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,305 people named Raylon.

Raylon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Raylon’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raylon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raylon is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 1,305 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Raylon

Where Raylon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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