Raylon

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 57 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
57
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Raylon by the numbers

Raylon was given to 57 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 79 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Raylon

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raylon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Raymonwise protector; a form of Raymond5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raylan462 in the US (2017)
  • Raylen123 in the US (2017)
  • Raylin92 in the US (2017)
  • Rayvon33 in the US (2017)
  • Rayson19 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Raylon

Names that are said the same way as Raylon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rawlinfrom the rough settlement; a form of Rawlins12 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Raylon

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