Rilan
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Rilan by the numbers
Rilan was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Rilan
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 Rilan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rylan1,594 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reganlittle king or descendant of regan244 in the US (2017)
- Rehanfragrant or sweet-smelling27 in England and Wales (2025)
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