Boys' name · since 1971
Ry
Ry has 417 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 417
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
417 boys have been named Ry since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ry has been recorded 417 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2022.
- #8,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 417 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ry ranks #8,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 417 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 417
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ry's 417 recorded births place it above 80.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ry's full recorded timeline at 1999, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ry by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Ry's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ry's data
- Ry's decade-level peak was the 1980s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 30 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 Ry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1971–2022 (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 Ry 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.