Boys' name · since 2006
Rykan
28 babies named Rykan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rykan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rykan has been recorded 28 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2006 to 2016.
- #26,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rykan ranks #26,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rykan's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rykan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rykan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rykan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2016
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Rykan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
2010s was Rykan's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Rykan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rykan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2006–2016 (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 Rykan 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.