Boys' name · since 1970
Ryszard
33 babies named Ryszard in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ryszard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ryszard recorded 33 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1991.
- #25,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 33 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryszard ranks #25,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ryszard's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ryszard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ryszard splits its recorded history at 1979: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ryszard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1991
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ryszard by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 70% of the file).
1970s was Ryszard's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Ryszard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Ryszard's decade-level peak was the 1970s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ryszard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1970–1991 (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 Ryszard 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.