Boys' name · since 2010
Ryerson
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Ryerson, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,494 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ryerson is the #11494 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 93 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryerson has been recorded 93 times among boys since 2010, currently ranked #11494 nationally and more common than 17% of boys, 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 2010 to 2025.
- #17,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,494 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 93 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryerson ranks #17,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,494 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 93 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,494 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryerson's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ryerson compares
93 25th percentile among 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
Ryerson's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryerson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryerson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ryerson's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ryerson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ryerson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Ryerson's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Ryerson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ryerson's data
- Ryerson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ryerson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Ryerson 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.