How Many People Are Named Ryerson?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Ryerson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Ryerson peaked in popularity in 2024 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ryerson 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 Ryerson paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ryerson is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
20 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ryerson
Ryerson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ryerson as a male name
Ranked #5,002 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (20 births)
Ryerson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ryerson span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 47 babies were registered. Ryerson remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ryerson by Decade
How has Ryerson 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.
Ryerson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryerson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ryerson
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ryerson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryerson?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Ryerson 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Ryerson a common name?
Ryerson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ryerson most popular?
Ryerson reached peak popularity in 2024, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ryerson is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ryerson a male name?
Ryerson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ryerson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ryerson Smith, Ryerson Johnson, Ryerson 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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