Boys' name · since 1964
Ringo
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 253 babies named Ringo, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ringo is the #9056 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 253 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Ringo recorded 253 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #9056 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #11,600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,056 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 253 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ringo ranks #11,600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,056 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 253 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,056 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ringo's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ringo compares
253 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ringo's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ringo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 253 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ringo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ringo's full recorded timeline at 1995, 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 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ringo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Ringo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Ringo's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ringo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ringo's data
- Ringo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ringo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1964–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ringo 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 August 2026.