Recorded 1972–2013 Boys' name Peak 1996 182 births

Ryun — boys' name

182 babies named Ryun in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s401990s762000s222010s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ryun was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ryun in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryun

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Ryun between 1972 and 2013, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ryun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ryun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryun 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 182 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.

Ryun at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

182

Since 1972

42 years of records

Peak year

1996

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1972

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2013

Ryun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1972

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1996)
13
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 201320041997199319901987197919731972 7

Ryun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 42% of Ryun's all-time total
1970s391980s401990s762000s222010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryun?
182 babies have been named Ryun since 1972. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1996 with 13 births.
When was Ryun most popular?
Ryun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Ryun been used?
Ryun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 42 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Ryun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryu, Ryuu, Ryuji, Ryusei, 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, 1972–2013 (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.