How Many People Are Named Rilan?
An estimated 245 people in the United States have the first name Rilan. It is predominantly male (91.9%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Rilan peaked in popularity in 2012 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rilan 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 Rilan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
245
About 1 in 1,398,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
23 births
Total Registered
247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rilan
Rilan is predominantly male (91.9%), though 20 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rilan as a male name
Ranked #13,741 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (23 births)
Rilan as a female name
Ranked #17,173 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2006 (5 births)
Rilan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rilan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 126 babies were registered. Rilan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rilan by Decade
How has Rilan 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.
Rilan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rilan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rilan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rilan?
We estimate approximately 245 people named Rilan 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 1,398,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Rilan a common name?
Rilan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rilan most popular?
Rilan reached peak popularity in 2012, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rilan is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rilan a male name?
Rilan is predominantly male. 91.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rilan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rilan Smith, Rilan Johnson, Rilan 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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