Recorded 1988–2009 Boys' name Peak 1988 54 births

Ryanjames — boys' name

54 babies named Ryanjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s202000s27
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ryanjames was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ryanjames in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryanjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Ryanjames between 1988 and 2009, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryanjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryanjames performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ryanjames shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. 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 Ryanjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryanjames 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 54 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.

Ryanjames at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

54

Since 1988

22 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1988

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2009

Ryanjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1988

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200920082003200120001999199519911988 7

Ryanjames by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 50% of Ryanjames's all-time total
1980s71990s202000s27

Ryanjames by state

Where Ryanjames concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ryanjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 18.5%
California share of Ryanjames's total US births 18.5%

10 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryanjames?
54 babies have been named Ryanjames since 1988. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Ryanjames most popular?
Ryanjames was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ryanjames most popular?
The top states for the name Ryanjames are California (10 births).
How long has the name Ryanjames been used?
Ryanjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 22 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Ryanjames?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryan, Ryatt, Ryann, Ryaan, 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, 1988–2009 (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.