girls:
155 births since 2007
#5561 (3rd percentile)
boys:
960 births since 1971
#3632 (21st percentile)
overall:
1.1k births since 1971
#6624 (14th percentile)
The name Rye is the #6,624 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,115 recorded births since 1971. This represents the 14.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 14.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,632 (20.8% percentile) for all time with 960 births since 1971. For girls, it ranks #5,561 (2.7% percentile) for all time with 155 births since 2007.
Rye first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1971 (1971 for boys and 2007 for girls). Birth data for Rye is available in 44 out of the 53 years between 1971 and 2023 (44 years for boys and 15 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rye has been given predominantly to boys, with 86.1% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 78.9% of babies named Rye were boys.
For boys, Rye reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 7.9% percentile (ranked #830) with 41 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 41 births per million (ranked 7.9% percentile). Despite a peak around 2001, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Rye ranks #860 for boys (5.6% percentile) with 31 births per million, which is 74.4% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Rye reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #944) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Rye ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 80.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rye".
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