Ryzen
Ryzen is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors, designed and marketed by AMD for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms, based on the Zen microarchitecture.
Meaning & Origin of Ryzen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryzen is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors, designed and marketed by AMD for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms, based on the Zen microarchitecture.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ryzen
American parents first put Ryzen on the record books as a baby boy name in 2008, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 25 Ryzens were born — ranking #4,181 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Ryzens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,523 among baby boy names with 23 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 286 Ryzens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ryzen
Ryzen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Ryzen's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryzen'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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