Raylan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Raylan
Raylan may be on the rise as a baby name thanks to (male) TV lawman Raylan Givens, but the name is also occasionally used for girls: the statistical gender split is 15 to 1. The -lan ending might be thought of as Lynn-like, with Raylan an updated spin on such midcentury concoctions as Rae-Lynn.
Raylan for boys#802 US
Raylan, one of an uncountable number of two syllable, surname-like boys’ names end in n that are in style these days, is inspired by Raylan Givens, the cowboy hat-wearing U.S. Marshall created by writer Elmore Leonard and starring in the television series Justified. The Ray part of the name is of course a traditional choice -- it's usually said to mean "wise" -- but the lan takes it out of Old School Raymond territory. Other variations include Raylen, Raylon, Rayden and so on. The name is also sometimes given to girls, but not nearly as often as it is for boys.
Pronounced RAY-lun.
As of October 2026, Raylan ranked #6067 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3021 in 2015.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,701 | 42 | #500 | 566 |
| 2015 | #3,021 | 57 | #473 | 630 |
| 2016 | #4,503 | 32 | #572 | 485 |
| 2017 | #3,610 | 43 | #620 | 421 |
| 2018 | #4,222 | 34 | #629 | 424 |
| 2019 | #4,323 | 33 | #660 | 401 |
| 2020 | #4,060 | 35 | #614 | 445 |
| 2021 | #3,477 | 45 | #645 | 429 |
| 2022 | #3,808 | 40 | #708 | 372 |
| 2023 | #4,433 | 32 | #667 | 408 |
| 2024 | #4,435 | 32 | #717 | 368 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #802 | 311 |
World rankings
Raylan for boys
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