Unisex name · since 1995
Ryver
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 885 babies named Ryver, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,550 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ryver currently ranks #2049 among unisex names in America, with 885 babies recorded since 1995.
Ryver has 885 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2049 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #5,550 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,049 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 885 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryver ranks #5,550 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,049 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 885 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,550 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ryver's 885 recorded births place it above 87.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ryver compares
885 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Ryver's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryver | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 885 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryver's full recorded timeline at 2012, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryver popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ryver popularity over time - girls
688 total births recorded since 2006 (Ryver as girls' name)
Ryver by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (468 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Ryver's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ryver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
298 births
- 2020s
2020s
468 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 468 births (53% of all-time use).
How Ryver compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ryver's total volume
Ryver by state
Where Ryver concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.7% |
61 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Ryver appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ryver's data
- Texas records the most Ryvers (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ryver
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Ryver 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.