Unisex name · since 1974
Ryen
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,332 babies named Ryen, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,332 babies have been named Ryen since 1974, making it today's #9936 unisex name.
Ryen has 1,332 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9936 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,936 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,332 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryen ranks #4,282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,332 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ryen's 1,332 recorded births place it above 90.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ryen compares
1,332 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Ryen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,332 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ryen's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ryen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ryen popularity over time - girls
1,059 total births recorded since 1979 (Ryen as girls' name)
Ryen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (420 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ryen's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ryen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
420 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 420 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ryen 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 Ryen's total volume
Ryen by state
Where Ryen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 93 | 7.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 42 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 38 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
93 of 1,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ryen's data
- Ryen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (420 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ryens (93 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 Ryen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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, 1974–2025 (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 Ryen 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.