Recorded 1996–2002 Boys' name Peak 2001 37 births

Ryotaro — boys' name

37 babies named Ryotaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s13
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Ryotaro was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ryotaro in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryotaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Ryotaro between 1996 and 2002, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryotaro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryotaro performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ryotaro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryotaro 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 37 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.

Ryotaro at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

37

Since 1996

7 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1996

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2002

Ryotaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1996

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Ryotaro by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 65% of Ryotaro's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryotaro?
37 babies have been named Ryotaro since 1996. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Ryotaro most popular?
Ryotaro was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Ryotaro been used?
Ryotaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 7 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Ryotaro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryon, Ryo, Ryot, Ryota, and 4 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, 1996–2002 (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.