How Many People Are Named Nylan?
people named Nylan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 504,107 people in the US has this name
Based on 684 babies named Nylan in Social Security records from 1999 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
54 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nylan, 15.4% were girls and 84.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nylan fell from 18.5% in the 2000s to 6.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nylan alive today is about 10 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nylan first appears in the records in 1999 and was given most often in 2024, to 54 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1999 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nylan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,517, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #3,070. Among girls, its best rank was #9,950, in 2005.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,070 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,517 (2024) | #9,950 (2005) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,344 in the 2010s | #13,637 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nylan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nylan were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 26 of those alive today.
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