Ryon — #7310 US boys' name
2,009 babies named Ryon in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 49% of names given to boys today.
25% of everyone ever named Ryon was born in this single decade.
72 babies were named Ryon in 1989 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ryon
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,009 babies named Ryon between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryon currently holds the #7310 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 72 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 509 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ryon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 202 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ryon in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ryon 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 2,009 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.
Ryon at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ryon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962
- Peak year (1989)
- 72
- Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
Currently ranks #7310 among boys.
2,009 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 72 births in a single year.
Ryon popularity over time — girls
17 total births recorded since 1981 (Ryon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Ryon accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ryon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 509 births that decade — 25% of Ryon's all-time total
Ryon decade highlights
- Peak decade 509 births
- Runner-up 440 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Ryon's strongest decade
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
Ryon by state
Where Ryon concentrates geographically — total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 202 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 104 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.2% |
202 of 2,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.1% of nationwide
- Texas 5.2% of nationwide
- Florida 0.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.5% of nationwide
- New York 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ryon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1962–2024 (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.