Recorded 1981–2005 Boys' name Peak 2001 74 births

Ryshawn — boys' name

74 babies named Ryshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s372000s23
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ryshawn was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ryshawn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Ryshawn between 1981 and 2005, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ryshawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryshawn 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 74 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.

Ryshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

74

Since 1981

25 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1981

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2005

Ryshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1981

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20052002200119991998199719961992199119871981 6

Ryshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 50% of Ryshawn's all-time total
1980s141990s372000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryshawn?
74 babies have been named Ryshawn since 1981. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Ryshawn most popular?
Ryshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Ryshawn been used?
Ryshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 25 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ryshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryson, Ryszard, Ryser, Ryse, 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, 1981–2005 (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.