Ryland
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning rye field; from ryge and land.
How Ryland has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #492 |
| 2016 | #504 |
| 2017 | #533 |
| 2018 | #528 |
| 2019 | #536 |
| 2020 | #521 |
| 2021 | #565 |
| 2022 | #669 |
| 2023 | #703 |
| 2024 | #729 |
| 2025 | #706 |
Ryland by the numbers
Ryland was given to 570 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 726 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ryland. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ryland
Names that are said the same way as Ryland, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rylend5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Ryland, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Ryland, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ryland
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