Ry
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RYE
- Origin
- Modern
Ry is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ry come from?
Modern: short form of names beginning Ry-, such as Ryan, Ryder or Ryland
Is Ry a girl's or a boy's name?
Ry is a boys' name.
How popular is Ry in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Ry in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Names like Ry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Keegan Rowdy Kody Kayden Brayden Finn Ridge Ronan Rayden Brennan Declan
Names related to Ry
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ry, updated 20 October 2026.