Is Ryken a boy or girl name?

Ryken is a boy’s name. Of the 720 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Ryken

Recorded 2003–2025 · United States

Ryken was most popular in 2013, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,404 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 720 people named Ryken.

Ryken over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ryken’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ryken a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ryken is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 720 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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