Ryle*
#7,162 most common boys' name of all time · #17,984 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1976–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,162
Rank overall
#17,984 of 105,966
First appeared
1976
Years on the list
38 of 146
All-time
515
Since 2016
225
Peak year
2025 #2,700
Best rank
#2,700 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 48/yr
Ryle first appears in 1976. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 48 | 48 | #2,700 |
| 2024 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,127 |
| 2023 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,836 |
| 2022 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,912 |
| 2021 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,425 |
| 2020 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,475 |
| 2019 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,421 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,857 |
| 2017 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,187 |
| 2016 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,662 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,556 |
| 2014 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #5,859 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,046 |
| 2012 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,583 |
| 2011 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,185 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #10,012 |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,267 |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,181 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,206 |
| 2006 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,918 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 | 14 | #8,605 |
| 2004 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,706 |
| 2003 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,539 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #9,803 |
| 2001 | 8 | 10 | 18 | #6,665 |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #7,075 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,210 |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,139 |
| 1996 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,779 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,266 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,912 |
| 1991 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,268 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,522 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,907 |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,318 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,487 |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,284 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,441 |