Spellings

Rylan or Rylen?

In the US in 2025, 64% of babies in this name family were spelled Rylan and 10% Rylen. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Rylan already led in 2015, with 67% of the family's births; it has 63% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,333 to 1,229 births (−47%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Rylan1,555771−50%
Rylen186110−41%
Rylynn185140−24%
Rilynn236126−47%
Rylin9451−46%
Rilyn7731−60%

How they sound

  • Rylan /ˈraɪlən/ (RY-luhn)
  • Rylen /ˈraɪlən/ (RY-lun)
  • Rylynn /ˈraɪlɪn/ (RY-lin)
  • Rilynn /ˈraɪlɪn/ (RY-lin)
  • Rylin /ˈraɪlɪn/ (RY-lin)
  • Rilyn /ˈraɪlɪn/ (RY-lin)

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

Which spelling is yours?

The one-minute style quiz.

Take the quiz