Rylen is a modern American name from the Rylan and Ryland group; it is often explained through Ryland, an English surname that means "rye land", though the spelling with -en is mostly about sound. It fits the taste for two-syllable boys' names ending in -n such as Jalen and Kylen. Rylen entered the US top 1000 at number 852 in 2011 and has since slipped to number 1560 in 2025.