Meaning of the nameRaylan
- Male
- Ray-lan
Raylan is a spelling of the name Railan.
Meaning
The meaning of Raylan is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,401
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,996
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,462
- people
Raylan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raylan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,609 people).
90 women 4,311 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Raylan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raylan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 649 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 648 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 562 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 270 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 225 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 200 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 182 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 170 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 162 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 138 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 117 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 85 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 76 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 76 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 64 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Raylan
It swaps the I for Y, as in other Brazilian names with Y.
About the name Railan
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -lan as an element of obscure origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Alan, and cites Railan among the names with this ending, alongside Mailan and Arlan. The exact origin of Railan is uncertain. The Dictionary records Railam, Raylam, Raylan and Rhaylan as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,710 people named Railan, with a median age of 15, almost always men, and almost all were born from the 1990s on. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Other spellings of Railan
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Railan | 8,710 |
| Raylan | 4,401 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rai-, -lan) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Raylan
What does the name Raylan mean?
The meaning of Raylan is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Raylan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,401 people with the first name Raylan, which ranks it number 2,996 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Raylan a boy's or a girl's name?
Raylan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 90 women and 4,311 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raylan most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.019% of the state's population is named Raylan (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raylan?
Railan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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