Boy’s name · Turkish, Arabic

Neylan

How to say it: nay-LAN · /neˈlan/

Modern variant related to Turkish Ceylan and Arabic Nailan - evokes 'gazelle' with no settled meaning.

Neylan was the 4,100th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 20 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 5.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,203 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,100for boys in 2025
1 in 165,767US babies
20born in 2025
#2,203projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Neylan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#4,100
Babies born in 202520
Share of births1 in 165,767
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×5.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,203
In France, 2025#631 among boys’ names, 55 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Neylan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 8 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Neylan also love

Nicknames

  • Ney
  • Lan

Honouring a Neylan in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Neylan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.

In France: #631 for boys in 2025.

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