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 [ 2 syll. ry-lan, ryl-an ] The boy name Rylan is pronounced RAYLahN KEY. Rylan is of Celtic and Old English origin. It is used mainly in English. From Celtic and Old English roots, its meaning is 'rye land'. From ryge which means 'rye' ; land. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name. In addition, Rylan is a variant form (English) of Ryan (English and Irish). Rylan is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.080% of baby boys being named Rylan. It was #217 in rank then. Among the family of boy names directly related to Rylan, Ryan (English and Irish) was the most regularly used in 2008. It was 8 times more commonly used than Rylan in that year. Baby names that sound like Rylan include Rolan (French), Rolin (English), Rollin (English), and Rolon (Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Rylan: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
