Fun Facts About the Name Tylan
- More than 4 thousand babies named Tylan: U.S. records list 4,084 babies given the name Tylan from 1880 through 2025. Even 180 girls received the name Tylan - about 1 girl for every 22 boys.
What Does the Name Tylan Mean?
Tylan has no established meaning. It is a modern English-language given name, and standard name references do not trace it to an older word with a recorded sense, so no literal translation or customary interpretation can be given.
The name looks and sounds like the Welsh-derived names Tyler and Dylan, and like other modern American names ending in -an, such as Kylan and Rylan. A similar sound, however, does not by itself show a shared origin, and no documented derivation from those names has been established.
Tylan Name History & Origins
Tylan is used as a first name in the United States and other English-speaking countries, most often for boys. It has no traditional connection to a saint, a royal house, or a religious text, and it is not tied to a figure in older literature.
Tylan is also a trademarked brand name for tylosin, an antibiotic given to livestock and poultry. That commercial use is unrelated to the personal name and does not explain its rise in naming.
How Popular is the Name Tylan?
Tylan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,100 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,177 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #15,145 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,779 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #13,998 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #16,089 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #19,018 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,390 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,687 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #12,205 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,377 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,516 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #17,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,331 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,571 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #13,766 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,055 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #15,242 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,769 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #9,766 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,549 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,516 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,519 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,671 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,137 | 187 | 0.0109% |
| 2024 | #1,100 | 195 | 0.0114% |
| 2023 | #1,109 | 192 | 0.0112% |
| 2022 | #1,190 | 169 | 0.0097% |
| 2021 | #1,302 | 145 | 0.0083% |
| 2020 | #1,367 | 130 | 0.0075% |
| 2019 | #1,308 | 141 | 0.0079% |
| 2018 | #1,464 | 119 | 0.0066% |
| 2017 | #1,507 | 111 | 0.0060% |
| 2016 | #1,483 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 2015 | #1,394 | 124 | 0.0065% |
| 2014 | #1,421 | 119 | 0.0062% |
| 2013 | #1,730 | 85 | 0.0045% |
| 2012 | #1,426 | 117 | 0.0062% |
| 2011 | #1,543 | 103 | 0.0054% |
| 2010 | #1,366 | 125 | 0.0065% |
| 2009 | #1,307 | 134 | 0.0068% |
| 2008 | #1,341 | 129 | 0.0063% |
| 2007 | #1,244 | 142 | 0.0068% |
| 2006 | #1,272 | 132 | 0.0064% |
| 2005 | #1,215 | 131 | 0.0066% |
| 2004 | #1,378 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 2003 | #1,288 | 110 | 0.0056% |
| 2002 | #1,556 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 2001 | #1,134 | 124 | 0.0064% |
| 2000 | #1,584 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 1999 | #1,420 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #1,698 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #1,596 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1996 | #1,871 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1995 | #2,207 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #2,612 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #2,690 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #2,661 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #3,445 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #3,764 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #4,794 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,147 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,504 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,113 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #3,788 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #6,273 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,446 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,317 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,220 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,597 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,554 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #3,387 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,809 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,426 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,705 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,698 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,595 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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