How Many People Are Named Rye?
people named Rye are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 280,381 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,236 babies named Rye in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
86 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rye, 13.5% were girls and 86.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 8.5% of the babies were girls then and 17% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rye alive today is about 12 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rye first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 2020, to 86 babies. In 2025, 64 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rye has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,934, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #2,531. Among girls, its best rank was #6,416, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,531 | #9,348 |
| Best rank | #1,934 (2020) | #6,416 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,903 in the 2010s | #11,989 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rye alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rye were born in California than in any other state: about 82 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rye was given about 3.7 times as often in California.
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