Boys' name · since 1987
Ryson
299 babies named Ryson in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,083 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryson currently ranks #11083 among boys' names in America, with 299 babies recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Ryson recorded 299 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #11083 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #10,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,083 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryson ranks #10,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,083 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,083 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryson's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Ryson compares
299 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ryson's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryson's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Ryson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Ryson's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ryson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (50% of all-time use).
Ryson by state
Where Ryson concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ryson's data
- Ryson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Rysons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ryson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Ryson 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.