Rylan

Where Rylan comes from

Possibly a variant of Ryland, meaning "rye field" and from Old English.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rylan
  • From a surname
Along the way
  1. 1968
    First appearance
    #3,673 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Rylan Clark born
    English television and radio presenter, singer and model
  3. 2002
    Rylan Kissell born
    American sport shooter
  4. 2011
    Peak, #146
    2,766 babies named Rylan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #287.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Rylan Clark · English television and radio presenter, singer and model, born 1988
  • Rylan Kissell · American sport shooter, born 2002
  • Rylan Childers · American soccer player, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.