Boys' name · since 2003
Ryken
715 babies named Ryken in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryken currently ranks #4822 among boys' names in America, with 715 babies recorded since 2003.
Ryken has 715 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4822 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 715 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryken ranks #6,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 715 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryken's 715 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Ryken compares
715 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Ryken's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryken | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryken splits its recorded history at 2014: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryken popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Ryken popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Ryken as girls' name)
Ryken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (378 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Ryken's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ryken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
378 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 378 births (53% of all-time use).
How Ryken 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 Ryken's total volume
Ryken by state
Where Ryken concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 39 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | South Dakota | | 5 | 0.7% |
39 of 715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ryken's data
- Ryken's decade-level peak was the 2010s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Rykens (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Ryken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Ryken 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.