Boys' name · since 1985
Ryheem
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 227 babies named Ryheem, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ryheem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 227 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryheem has been recorded 227 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2023.
- #12,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 227 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryheem ranks #12,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ryheem's 227 recorded births place it above 73.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ryheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryheem splits its recorded history at 2004: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Ryheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (113 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Ryheem's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ryheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Ryheem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ryheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1985–2023 (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 Ryheem 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.