Is Rylyn a boy or girl name?

Rylyn is a unisex name. Of the 905 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.9% were girls and 24.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Rylyn

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Rylyn was most popular in 2013, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,923 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 905 people named Rylyn.

Rylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rylyn’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rylyn is a unisex name — 75.9% of the 905 Americans given it were girls and 24.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% 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