The first name Raylan
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Modern coinage from Ray, compare Rylan, Braylon.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Raylan last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 8 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Raylan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Raylan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 311 boys born in the United States were named Raylan, the 802nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 630 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Raylan mean?
- Modern coinage from Ray, compare Rylan, Braylon.
- How popular is the name Raylan?
- In 2024, 8 boys born in England and Wales were named Raylan, ranking 2,671st.
- Is Raylan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 7,442 US babies named Raylan since 1880, 8% were girls and 92% boys.
- When was Raylan most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 630 babies were named Raylan, its highest rank at 473rd.