Recorded 1977–2009 Boys' name Peak 1989 83 births

Rynell — boys' name

83 babies named Rynell in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s401990s182000s15
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rynell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rynell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rynell

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Rynell between 1977 and 2009, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rynell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rynell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rynell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rynell 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 83 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.

Rynell at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

83

Since 1977

33 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1977

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2009

Rynell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1977

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 2009200319921989198519811977 5

Rynell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 48% of Rynell's all-time total
1970s101980s401990s182000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rynell?
83 babies have been named Rynell since 1977. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Rynell most popular?
Rynell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Rynell been used?
Rynell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 33 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Rynell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryne, Ryn, Rynn, Ryna, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.