Raylan

Raylan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern blend of Ray and Lan”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
RAY-lun · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (92% of all uses)

Raylan is generally considered a modern American coined name, likely built from Ray plus the popular -lan/-len ending. It may also be influenced by surnames such as Rayland or names like Waylon.

How popular is Raylan?

2024120 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Raylan in 2024400

2024 rank#716 boys

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 18807,106

Raylan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Raylan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
  • Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
  • Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
  • Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)

Raylan questions

What does the name Raylan mean?

Raylan means "modern blend of Ray and Lan". It comes from American (modern coinage). Raylan is generally considered a modern American coined name, likely built from Ray plus the popular -lan/-len ending. It may also be influenced by surnames such as Rayland or names like Waylon.

Is Raylan a boy or girl name?

Raylan is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Raylan?

400 US babies were named Raylan in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Raylan?

Raylan is usually pronounced RAY-lun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.