Ryne
Ryne was the 5354th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 516th with 286 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,002 places. More babies were named Ryne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rene) "reborn" · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,354 boys, down 1,348 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1985286 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,404babies recorded
What does the name Ryne mean?
Ryne is a spelling of Rene, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rene's meaning and origin.
Rene is the English spelling, without the accent, of the French René, from the Latin Renatus, "born again", a name with a Christian sense of rebirth through baptism. DMNES lists a legendary 5th-century saint René and René of Anjou, 15th-century king of Naples. In the US Rene is given to both boys and girls, more often to boys; the usual feminine spelling is Renee (Renée).
renatus (Latin, “reborn, born again”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: René, Renee, Renato, Renata.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rene', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rene', DMNES (Durham University)
Ryne popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 31 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,354 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,006 | 26 |
| 2010 | #1,749 | 87 |
| 2000 | #1,916 | 55 |
| 1990 | #628 | 263 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,842 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ryne, counting every spelling?
Ryne is a spelling of Rene, a name family that ranked #960 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,354 for Ryne on its own. Together these spellings went to 227 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene | 197 | #1,092 | 1,091 |
| Ryne | 18 | #5,354 | 93 |
| Rane | 12 | #7,098 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ryne?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryne (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ryne 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryne?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Ryne are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 21 and 38. That makes Ryne mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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 Ryne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryne
What does Ryne mean?
Ryne is a spelling of Rene, which means “"reborn"” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ryne?
Ryne was the 5354th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 516th with 286 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,002 places. More babies were named Ryne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ryne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ryne in the US.