Is Rylann a boy or girl name?

Rylann is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 552 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 84.1% were girls and 15.9% were boys.

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Rylann

Recorded 2003–2025 · United States

Rylann was most popular in 2014, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,479 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 552 people named Rylann.

Rylann over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rylann’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rylann a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rylann is mostly a girl’s name — 84.1% of the 552 Americans given it were girls and 15.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 80% girls and 20% 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