How Many People Are Named Ryson?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Ryson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ryson peaked in popularity in 2011 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ryson 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 Ryson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
21 births
Total Registered
293
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ryson
Ryson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 293 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ryson as a male name
Ranked #9,673 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (21 births)
Ryson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ryson span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 150 babies were registered. While Ryson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ryson by Decade
How has Ryson 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.
Ryson by State
Ryson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ryson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryson?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Ryson 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 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Ryson a common name?
Ryson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 293 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ryson most popular?
Ryson reached peak popularity in 2011, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ryson is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ryson a male name?
Ryson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ryson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ryson Smith, Ryson Johnson, Ryson 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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