Is Rye a boy or girl name?

Rye is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,236 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.4% were girls and 86.6% were boys.

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Rye

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Rye was most popular in 2020, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,815 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,741, with 64 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,236 people named Rye.

Rye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rye’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rye is mostly a boy’s name — 13.4% of the 1,236 Americans given it were girls and 86.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 17% girls and 83% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rye

Where Rye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org