Recorded 1984–2013 Boys' name Peak 1984 64 births

Rithy — boys' name

64 babies named Rithy in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 boys have been named Rithy since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

64
total births
1984–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rithy was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rithy in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rithy

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Rithy between 1984 and 2013, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rithy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rithy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rithy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rithy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rithy 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 64 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.

Rithy at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

64

Since 1984

30 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1984

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2013

Rithy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1984

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Rithy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 48% of Rithy's all-time total
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Rithy by state

Where Rithy concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rithy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 15.6%
California share of Rithy's total US births 15.6%

10 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rithy?
64 babies have been named Rithy since 1984. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Rithy most popular?
Rithy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Rithy most popular?
The top states for the name Rithy are California (10 births).
How long has the name Rithy been used?
Rithy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 30 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Rithy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ritchie, Rito, Rithvik, Rita, 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, 1984–2013 (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.