Recorded 1964–2023 Boys' name Peak 1965 244 births

Ringo — boys' name

244 babies named Ringo in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s381970s641980s351990s112000s362010s472020s13
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ringo was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ringo in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ringo

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Ringo between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ringo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ringo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ringo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ringo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ringo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

244

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

1965

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ringo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1965)
18
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 202320162010200519861980197619661964 11

Ringo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 26% of Ringo's all-time total
1960s381970s641980s351990s112000s362010s472020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ringo?
244 babies have been named Ringo since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1965 with 18 births.
When was Ringo most popular?
Ringo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Ringo been used?
Ringo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ringo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rinaldo, Rino, Rin, Rintaro, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.