Virlan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 32 babies a year in the US.
Virlan by the numbers
Virlan was given to 32 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Virlan
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 Virlan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Vivianalive, lively3,013 in the US (2017)
- Vihaanmorning, dawn93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Vivaanliving, alive, lively219 in the US (2017)
- Virajshining, radiant, supreme30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Viraajradiant or shining; lord of radiance13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Viratbrave or mighty9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Virlan
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