Boys' name · since 1962
Ryon
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 2,009 babies named Ryon, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,009
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ryon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,009 have been recorded since 1962.
Ryon has 2,009 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #3,291 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,009 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryon ranks #3,291 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,009 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,009
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ryon's 2,009 recorded births place it above 92.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ryon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryon's full recorded timeline at 1993, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Ryon popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1981 (Ryon as girls' name)
Ryon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (509 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Ryon's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ryon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
363 births
- 1980s
1980s
509 births
- 1990s
1990s
440 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 509 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ryon 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 Ryon's total volume
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.
Ryon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryon's data
- Ryon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ryons (202 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Ryon 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.