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Rylen
OriginVariation of Rylan
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#1560
2025 SSA
US rank · girls#3699
2025 SSA
About Rylen
Rylen is the more-unusual spelling variation of Rylan and the even more popular Ryland. It also takes a cue from the long-trendy surname-name Riley and adds the newly-trendy n ending.
Rylen for girls#3699 US
Rylen, an invented name related to Rylan, Ryland, and more distantly to Riley, is now in the girls' column thanks to its choice for their first daughter by football great Drew Brees and wife.
Pronounced RY-len.
As of October 2026, Rylen ranked #1560 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #851 in 2011.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #1,560
Girls #3,699
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,002 | 206 | #3,641 | 43 |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 186 | #2,922 | 60 |
| 2016 | #1,101 | 179 | #3,216 | 51 |
| 2017 | #1,111 | 174 | #3,983 | 38 |
| 2018 | #1,165 | 165 | #3,483 | 45 |
| 2019 | #1,156 | 169 | #3,710 | 41 |
| 2020 | #1,376 | 128 | #3,438 | 45 |
| 2021 | #1,324 | 141 | #4,393 | 32 |
| 2022 | #1,176 | 174 | #4,878 | 28 |
| 2023 | #1,400 | 132 | #3,513 | 45 |
| 2024 | #1,460 | 124 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,560 | 110 | #3,699 | 41 |
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Famous Rylens
- Rylen Judith Brees (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of American football quarterback Drew Brees
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- Rylen AlumakBoy
lead character in the book series "The Professor's Nephew" by M. Addison McEwan.
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