Total births
51
Boys' name · since 1999
Ries
51 babies named Ries in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 1999–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Ries is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Ries recorded 51 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2019.
- 51 total births
- 1999–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
51 boys have been named Ries since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 51
- total births
- 1999–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Ries was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ries in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Ries's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ries's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ries at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Ries popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ries by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ries's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ries births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ries? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 51 babies named Ries. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 9 births.
When was Ries most popular? ▼
Ries was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Ries been used? ▼
Records for Ries go back to 1999, giving 21 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Ries? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielly, Riely, Rieley, Riel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ries
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ries: Baby Name Since 1999 - 51 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ries. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ries draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.