How Many People Are Named Ry?
An estimated 405 people in the United States have the first name Ry. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ry peaked in popularity in 1992 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ry as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
405
About 1 in 846,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1992
15 births
Total Registered
417
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ry
Ry is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 417 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ry as a male name
Ranked #10,636 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (15 births)
Ry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ry span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 112 babies were registered. Ry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ry by Decade
How has Ry tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ry
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ry?
We estimate approximately 405 people named Ry are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 846,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Ry a common name?
Ry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 417 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ry most popular?
Ry reached peak popularity in 1992, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ry is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ry a male name?
Ry is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ry Smith, Ry Johnson, Ry Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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