Ryland
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · #703 for boys in 2025, 382 births
Given to boys 94.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2013 · 727 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 13,169since 1912
Ryland over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | #703 | 382 |
| 2024 | #4,560 | 30 | #728 | 362 |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | #702 | 379 |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | #668 | 408 |
| 2021 | #4,167 | 34 | #565 | 499 |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | #520 | 552 |
| 2019 | #3,611 | 42 | #535 | 530 |
| 2018 | #3,789 | 39 | #524 | 541 |
| 2017 | #3,479 | 44 | #534 | 530 |
| 2016 | #3,139 | 52 | #504 | 594 |
| 2015 | #3,429 | 46 | #492 | 598 |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | #436 | 695 |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | #407 | 727 |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | #477 | 572 |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #452 | 596 |
| 2010 | #4,494 | 32 | #496 | 523 |
| 2009 | #5,097 | 28 | #568 | 465 |
| 2008 | #3,779 | 42 | #609 | 411 |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | #622 | 395 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #683 | 330 |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 | #703 | 292 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #904 | 189 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #983 | 161 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #1,119 | 129 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #1,357 | 94 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,260 | 104 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #1,161 | 112 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #1,418 | 80 |
| 1997 | — | #1,345 | 83 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,690 | 56 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,527 | 62 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,633 | 56 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,824 | 46 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,505 | 60 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,019 | 37 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,840 | 42 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | — | #1,645 | 43 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,506 | 47 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,007 | 29 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,226 | 24 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,036 | 26 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,787 | 31 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,774 | 32 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,038 | 26 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,367 | 21 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,048 | 25 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,568 | 17 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,202 | 21 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,078 | 12 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,030 | 16 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,793 | 20 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,274 | 13 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,525 | 25 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,677 | 21 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,582 | 23 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,555 | 23 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,557 | 21 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,358 | 26 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,334 | 25 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,219 | 29 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,540 | 19 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,191 | 12 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,871 | 18 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,720 | 20 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,964 | 17 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,966 | 17 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,811 | 18 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Ryland! It came in at #1,417, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Ryland is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#298 · 1 in 1,313
- Kentucky#333 · 1 in 1,545
- Virginia#344 · 1 in 1,772
- Tennessee#368 · 1 in 1,813
- Indiana#374 · 1 in 1,813
Best ever in a state: #103 in Vermont, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #298 | 16 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Kentucky | #333 | 14 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Virginia | #344 | 23 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Tennessee | #368 | 20 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Indiana | #374 | 19 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Maryland | #383 | 14 | 1 in 1,893 |
| Georgia | #398 | 26 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Utah | #400 | 11 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Colorado | #401 | 14 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Alabama | #402 | 11 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Nevada | #402 | 7 | 1 in 1,873 |
| North Carolina | #408 | 23 | 1 in 2,232 |
| Ohio | #461 | 22 | 1 in 2,653 |
| Minnesota | #471 | 11 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Wisconsin | #479 | 10 | 1 in 2,599 |
| Pennsylvania | #491 | 19 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Kansas | #498 | 6 | 1 in 2,508 |
| Iowa | #502 | 6 | 1 in 2,477 |
| Oregon | #512 | 7 | 1 in 2,482 |
| Missouri | #524 | 10 | 1 in 3,060 |
| Arizona | #539 | 11 | 1 in 3,148 |
| Louisiana | #569 | 8 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Washington | #571 | 11 | 1 in 3,232 |
| Illinois | #574 | 18 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Texas | #575 | 46 | 1 in 3,830 |
| Michigan | #593 | 13 | 1 in 3,571 |
| Florida | #604 | 24 | 1 in 4,028 |
| California | #639 | 46 | 1 in 4,689 |
| Massachusetts | #710 | 5 | 1 in 5,764 |
| New York | #759 | 17 | 1 in 5,739 |
| New Jersey | #867 | 6 | 1 in 6,809 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ryland
- 25 spots since 2024 (#728 → #703)
- 183 spots since 2020 (#520 → #703)
- 211 spots since 2015 (#492 → #703)
- Biggest jump: 201 spots in 2005 (#904 → #703)
- Biggest drop: 103 spots in 2022 (#565 → #668)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2013 at #407 (727 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,602 boys born in 2013 were named Ryland (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,471 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 44.8% of all boys named Ryland (5,906) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 109 | #1,417 (1912) | #1,922 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,611 (1929) | #1,916 |
| 1930s | 179 | #1,219 (1939) | #1,732 |
| 1940s | 210 | #1,334 (1940) | #1,555 |
| 1950s | 192 | #1,489 (1951) | #1,835 |
| 1960s | 131 | #1,793 (1964) | #2,350 |
| 1970s | 157 | #2,048 (1979) | #2,622 |
| 1980s | 321 | #1,506 (1987) | #1,918 |
| 1990s | 634 | #1,161 (1999) | #1,596 |
| 2000s | 2,570 | #568 (2009) | #881 |
| 2010s | 5,906 | #407 (2013) | #486 |
| 2020s | 2,582 | #520 (2020) | #648 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ryland in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 39,238 of them was named Ryland, which outranked 81.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,436Tru45
- #3,436Vaani45
- #3,436Zaelynn45
- #3,479Ryland44
- #3,479Addeline44
- #3,479Aiden44
- #3,479Aletheia44
- #3,552Aaniyah43
- #3,552Adison43
- #3,552Ailen43
Tied with 72 names at #3,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 3,492 of them was named Ryland, which outranked 96.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.