Unisex name
Rylan
946 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 7.
Origin
Possibly a variant of Ryland, meaning "rye field" and from Old English.From Wiktionary, entry “Rylan”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 171 births. 946 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. It really came into use around 2001. It is still given: 52 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2011: 3,164 births. 41,160 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (16%) as well as boys (84%). It really came into use around 1977. It is still given: 5,530 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 63 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
9 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 1 = 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 3 + 5 = 17 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.