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Ryland

#706 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Rye + land

Ryland has been given to 13,985 babies in the U.S. since 1912. In 2025 it ranked #706 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2013, with 727 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% boys, 6% girls all-time.

Babies named Ryland, 2025

1 in 8,680

Ryland over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ryland over time

In 2025, Ryland went to 6% girls and 94% boys.

19122025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ryland: meaning, origin, and history

Rye + land

surname transfer

What Ryland means

Ryland means “rye + land”, associated with ryge and land.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Old English ryge (“rye”) + land (“land”).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Ryland (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Ryland is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Ryland comes through Old English ryge.

Ryland is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 13,169 boys were recorded with the name Ryland between 1912 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 727 in 2013; its best national rank was #407 in 2013.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #521 in 2020 to #706 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #492 in 2015 to #706 in 2025.

In the United States, 816 girls were recorded with the name Ryland between 1989 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 52 in 2016; its best national rank was #3,178 in 2016.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,438 in 2020 to #5,204 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,468 in 2015 to #5,204 in 2025.

How common is Ryland?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 8,680
382 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 4,470
0.02% of boys
Rank, 2025
#706
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
6,017 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Ryland sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 1001%
School of 5006%

Put another way: gather 6,017 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ryland. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Rylands were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ryland was born before 2013 — so the typical Ryland is around 12 today.

Median birth year
2013
About 12 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
44.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
83.2%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
12,493
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 44.8% of all recorded uses (5,906).

Is Ryland rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+24
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−185
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−214
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.64×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
52.5%
Peak was 2013 (727)
Years since peak
12
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
9.5% average annual change
Best rank ever
#407
2013

Spellings of Ryland

Ryland is not the most common spelling — Ryan is, with 57.5% against Ryland's 0.78%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Ryland is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Ryland was most concentrated in Alabama — about 1 in 1,613 boys, against 1 in 3,385 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 10,000).

1062 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Alabama1 in 1,613
  2. 2Kentucky1 in 1,724
  3. 3South Carolina1 in 1,754
  4. 4Virginia1 in 1,923
  5. 5Oregon1 in 2,000
  6. 6Tennessee1 in 2,041
  7. 7Mississippi1 in 2,083
  8. 8Colorado1 in 2,174

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Ryland is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 28% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Ryland is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Ryland was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 622,636 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Florida1 in —
  3. 3Georgia1 in —
  4. 4Indiana1 in —
  5. 5North Carolina1 in —
  6. 6Pennsylvania1 in —
  7. 7Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Ryland has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Ryland around the world

Where Ryland ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2022
    #4,790
    in 2022
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #1,071
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1991–2007
    #680
    in 2007

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Ryland

People whose public names include Ryland, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Ryland by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#706
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 185
Best rank ever
#407
2013
Peak year
2013
727 that year
First recorded
1912
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
13,169
Count in 2025
382

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#5,204
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,766
Best rank ever
#3,178
2016
Peak year
2016
52 that year
First recorded
1989
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
816
Count in 2025
25

Names similar to Ryland

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Ryland

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Ryland, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

CasonBraylenKamdenCannonArjunKasonBostonBrycenUriahCaseLaytonNehemiah

Sibling names for Ryland

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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