Is Ryle a boy or girl name?

Ryle is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 515 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.8% were girls and 93.2% were boys.

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Ryle

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Ryle was most popular in 2025, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,745 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,745, with 48 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 515 people named Ryle.

Ryle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ryle’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ryle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ryle is mostly a boy’s name — 6.8% of the 515 Americans given it were girls and 93.2% 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