Unisex name · since 1925
Ryman
205 babies named Ryman in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
205 babies have been named Ryman since 1925, making it today's #4895 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ryman recorded 205 times among boys since 1925, holding rank #4895 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #12,819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,895 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 205 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryman ranks #12,819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,895 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 205 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryman's 205 recorded births place it above 71.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Ryman compares
205 38th percentile among 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
Ryman's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 205 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ryman's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ryman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Ryman popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 2016 (Ryman as girls' name)
Ryman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Ryman's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ryman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (50% of all-time use).
Ryman by state
Where Ryman concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 75 | 36.6% |
75 of 205 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ryman's data
- Ryman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Rymans (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Ryman: 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 (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Ryman 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.