Ryken — #4817 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ryken

The Social Security Administration has registered 694 babies named Ryken between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryken currently holds the #4817 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryken performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 378 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ryken shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ryken in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryken 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 694 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.