At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025 (girls)
- #3,712 (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025 (girls)
- 40 (<0.01% of girls)
- As a boy name
- #4,857 in 2025 (20 babies)Peak #4,456 in 2023
- Trend (girls)
- Rising #11,090 in 2020 to #3,712 in 2025
- Peak (girls)
- #1,681 in 2023
- First recorded
- 2000 (as a girl name; 2010 as a boy name)
Meaning of Neylan
Neylan, an increasingly embraced unisex name of Turkish provenance, derives from the poetic root ney (the traditional reed flute) and bears the phonetic signature NEY-lahn (/nejˈlan/), conjuring an aural tapestry reminiscent of dawn’s first echo over Anatolia’s rolling hills. In its cadenced rhythm, the appellation evokes a liminal bridge between East and West—where the plaintive lament of the ancient instrument merges with the sensuous warmth of Latin ardor—imbuing each bearer with a sense of melodic wanderlust. A scholarly exegesis of United States Social Security Administration data reveals its demographic arc: from a modest quintet of occurrences in 2000 (rank 895) through incremental rises to eleven in 2011 (rank 936), culminating in a pronounced spike of 123 infants in 2023 (rank 835) before a slight recalibration to 40 instances in 2024 (rank 910). This trajectory underscores a growing fascination with its hybrid resonance: linguistically precise, yet culturally expansive. As a genuinely unisex appellation, Neylan mirrors contemporary impulses toward fluid identity while unwaveringly preserving its etymological gravitas. Within onomastic scholarship, it stands as a testament to the dynamic interplay of language, culture, and demographic evolution—an enduring hymn to cross-cultural symphony.
How to pronounce Neylan
Turkish
- Pronounced NEY-lahn /nejˈlan/
Popularity of Neylan in the U.S.
Neylan was the #3,712 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 40 babies. It peaked at #1,681 in 2023. It first appears in the records in 2000. As a boy name it was #4,857 in 2025, with 20 babies.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Girls year by year, 2000–2025 15 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 3,712 | ▲ 46 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,758 | ▼ 2,077 |
| 2023 | 123 | 1,681 | ▲ 3,957 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5,638 | ▲ 6,568 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,206 | ▼ 1,116 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,090 | back (not recorded in 2019) |
| 2018 | 8 | 11,427 | ▲ 4,475 |
| 2017 | 5 | 15,902 | ▲ 313 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,215 | back (not recorded in 2014–2015) |
| 2013 | 6 | 14,582 | back (not recorded in 2012) |
| 2011 | 11 | 9,723 | back (not recorded in 2009–2010) |
| 2008 | 7 | 13,832 | ▲ 3,804 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | back (not recorded in 2005–2006) |
| 2004 | 9 | 10,690 | back (not recorded in 2001–2003) |
| 2000 | 5 | 15,031 | new |
Boys year by year, 2010–2025 14 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 4,857 | ▲ 1,047 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5,904 | ▼ 1,448 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,456 | ▲ 4,534 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8,990 | ▲ 724 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9,714 | ▲ 2,308 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12,022 | ▼ 3,133 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8,889 | ▼ 735 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,154 | ▲ 1,542 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,696 | back (not recorded in 2015–2016) |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | ▲ 1,419 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | ▼ 3,272 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,864 | ▲ 736 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | ▲ 2,631 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | new |
Neylan by state
Neylan ranks #1,948 in California (2025).
Rank by state 2 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,948 | 10 |
| Texas | 3,285 | 5 |
Notable people named Neylan
- Neylan McBaine is an American writer and marketer known for her work on women in Mormonism.