Ryn
Ryn is a town in northeastern Poland located 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Masuria. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004.
Meaning & Origin of Ryn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryn is a town in northeastern Poland located 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Masuria. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ryn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ryn as a girl name dates back to 2002, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Ryn — #3,832 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Ryn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ryn ranks #4,618 for girls with 30 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 314 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 9 births, good for #8,161 nationwide. About 41% of every Ryn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ryn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ryn
Ryn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 314 births in the dataset. Ryn's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryn'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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