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By Brynn McKeon · Aug 2026

Rye

OriginDiminutive of Ryder or Riley or word name, English
Meaning"cavalryman, messenger; rye"
GenderBoy
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About Rye

Variation of Richard

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,5173116.1
2015#2,9504020.9
2016#2,6824624.2
2017#3,3653418.4
2018#2,1856435.2
2019#2,2566234.6
2020#1,9347644
2021#2,4875430.9
2022#2,3436134.9
2023#2,4295632.7
2024#2,4315733.1
2025#2,5315331
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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