Unisex name · since 1981
Ryley
Ryley has 3,856 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,856
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ryley currently ranks #3889 among unisex names in America, with 3,856 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Ryley recorded 3,856 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #3889 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #2,155 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,889 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,856 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryley ranks #2,155 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,889 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,856 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,856
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ryley's 3,856 recorded births place it above 95.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ryley compares
3,856 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Ryley's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,856 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 186 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryley's full recorded timeline at 2003, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 186 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ryley popularity over time - girls
3,341 total births recorded since 1984 (Ryley as girls' name)
Ryley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,643 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Ryley's strongest decade.
1,643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ryley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
898 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,643 births
- 2010s
2010s
974 births
- 2020s 213
2020s
213 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,643 births (43% of all-time use).
How Ryley 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 Ryley's total volume
Ryley by state
Where Ryley concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 304 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 179 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 132 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 127 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 125 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 114 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 114 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 102 | 2.6% |
304 of 3,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Ryley appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryley's data
- Ryley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,643 total births); usage has since declined to 213 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ryleys (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ryley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Ryley 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.