Unisex name · since 1976
Ryle
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Ryle, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ryle is the #2700 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 1976.
Ryle has 480 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2700 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,700 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryle ranks #8,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,700 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 480 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ryle's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ryle compares
480 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Ryle's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryle splits its recorded history at 2007: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ryle popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2000 (Ryle as girls' name)
Ryle by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (162 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Ryle's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ryle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 162 births (34% of all-time use).
Ryle by state
Where Ryle concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.1% |
14 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Ryles (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ryle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ryle 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.