Ryne
Ryne is an English masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Ryne Duren (1929–2011), American baseball player Ryne Harper, American baseball player Ryne Nelson, American baseball pitcher Ryne Douglas Pearson, American novelist, screenwriter, and YouTube cooking show host Ryne Robinson, American football wide receiver Ryne Sanborn, American architect, ice hockey player, and…
Meaning & Origin of Ryne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryne is an English masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Ryne Duren (1929–2011), American baseball player Ryne Harper, American baseball player Ryne Nelson, American baseball pitcher Ryne Douglas Pearson, American novelist, screenwriter, and YouTube cooking show host Ryne Robinson, American football wide receiver Ryne Sanborn, American architect, ice hockey player, and…
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The Story of Ryne
Ryne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1958, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 286 Rynes were born — ranking #516 that year. As of 2026, Ryne ranks #6,236 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 4K Rynes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ryne
Ryne is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Ryne's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #516. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryne'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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