How Many People Are Named Cylan?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Cylan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Cylan peaked in popularity in 2021 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cylan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cylan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2021
13 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cylan
Cylan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cylan as a male name
Ranked #7,315 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (13 births)
Cylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cylan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 80 babies were registered. While Cylan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cylan by Decade
How has Cylan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cylan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cylan?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Cylan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Cylan a common name?
Cylan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cylan most popular?
Cylan reached peak popularity in 2021, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cylan is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cylan a male name?
Cylan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cylan Smith, Cylan Johnson, Cylan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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