US rank #9455 Boys' name Peak 2008 187 births

Ryer — #9455 US boys' name

187 babies named Ryer in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s582010s792020s50
#9455
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ryer was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ryer in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryer

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Ryer between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryer currently holds the #9455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ryer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ryer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryer 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 187 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.

Ryer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

187

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,455

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ryer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200820052001 5

Ryer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 42% of Ryer's all-time total
2000s582010s792020s50

Ryer by state

Where Ryer concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ryer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 2.7%
Michigan share of Ryer's total US births 2.7%

5 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryer?
187 babies have been named Ryer since 2001. It currently ranks #9455 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Ryer most popular?
Ryer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ryer most popular?
The top states for the name Ryer are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Ryer been used?
Ryer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ryer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryen, Rye, Ryett, Ryelan, 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, 2001–2024 (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.