Boys' name · since 2021

Riftyn

Riftyn has 27 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

27
total births
2021–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Riftyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 2021.

Riftyn has 27 recorded births among boys since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2023.

  • 27 total births
  • 2021–2023 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

27 boys have been named Riftyn since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.

27
total births
2021–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Riftyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

18 babies were named Riftyn in 2023 - its busiest year on record.

Riftyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Riftyn's full recorded timeline at 2023, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Riftyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

27

Since 2021

3 years of records

Peak year

2023

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2021

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2023

Riftyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
18
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
8101214161820 20212023 18

Riftyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2020s was Riftyn's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Riftyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riftyn?
27 babies have been named Riftyn since 2021. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Riftyn most popular?
Riftyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Riftyn been used?
Riftyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 3 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Riftyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rifat, Riften, Rifton, Riff. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2021–2023 (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. "Riftyn: Baby Name Since 2021 - 27 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/riftyn. 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 Riftyn 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.