Nylan Boy
How popular is Nylan?
#3,035 boy name in 2025
40 baby boys were named Nylan in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
Nylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,035 for boys (▼ 533 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (54 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,502 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1999 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nilan family of names ranked #1,425 for boys in 2025 (#1,409 the year before), with 102 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nilan | 43 | 42% |
| Nylan | 40 | 39% |
| Nylen | 8 | 8% |
| Nylin | 6 | 6% |
| Nylon | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nylan is most popular
Babies named Nylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Nylan by decade
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Questions
- Is Nylan a boy or girl name?
- Nylan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Nylan were boys.
- How popular is the name Nylan?
- 40 baby boys were named Nylan in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
- When was Nylan most popular?
- Nylan peaked in 2024, when 54 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,502 in 2024.
- How many people are named Nylan?
- 684 babies have been named Nylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 679 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Nylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nylan was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.