Boys' name · since 1996
Ryden
1,849 babies named Ryden in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,631 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,849
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ryden is the #2631 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,849 recorded since 1996.
Ryden has 1,849 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2631 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,631 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,849 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryden ranks #3,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,631 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,849 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,631 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,849
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryden's 1,849 recorded births place it above 92.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ryden compares
1,849 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ryden's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,849 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryden splits its recorded history at 2013: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 146 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ryden popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2010 (Ryden as girls' name)
Ryden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,114 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Ryden's strongest decade.
1,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Ryden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 300
2000s
300 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,114 births
- 2020s 429
2020s
429 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,114 births (60% of all-time use).
How Ryden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ryden's total volume
Ryden by state
Where Ryden concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 326 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 122 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 110 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 40 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 31 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 22 | 1.2% |
326 of 1,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Ryden appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryden's data
- Ryden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,114 total births) through the 2020s (429) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rydens (326 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Ryden 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.