Ryken
Ryken was the 4832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2416th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,923 places. More babies were named Ryken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,832 boys, down 710 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201352 babies
- Total since 1880
- 720babies recorded
Ryken popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,832 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,122 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,878 | 27 |
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How popular is Ryken, counting every spelling?
Ryken has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ryken?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryken (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ryken born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryken.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryken?
About 700 people born in the US named Ryken are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Ryken mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ryken: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryken, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryken
How popular is the name Ryken?
Ryken was the 4832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2416th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,923 places. More babies were named Ryken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ryken a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ryken in the US.