Boys' name · since 2006
Rydan
143 babies named Rydan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rydan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 143 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rydan has been recorded 143 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #15,085 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 143 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rydan ranks #15,085 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rydan's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rydan splits its recorded history at 2015: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rydan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Rydan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Rydan's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Rydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (62% of all-time use).
Rydan by state
Where Rydan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 143 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rydan's data
- Rydan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rydans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2006–2024 (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 Rydan 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.