Ryken
Ryken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Leland Ryken, American literary scholar Philip Ryken, American college president, son of Leland Theodore James Ryken (1797–1871), Dutch founder of the religious order Xaverian Brothers
Meaning & Origin of Ryken
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Leland Ryken, American literary scholar Philip Ryken, American college president, son of Leland Theodore James Ryken (1797–1871), Dutch founder of the religious order Xaverian Brothers
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The Story of Ryken
Ryken first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 52 Rykens were born — ranking #2,402 that year. As of 2026, Ryken ranks #5,778 for baby boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 727 Rykens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ryken
Ryken is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 727 births in the dataset. Ryken's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #2,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryken's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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