NameTides

Rye

Rye was the #2,516 boys' name in the US in 2025 (53 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Rye as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rye as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Rye as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,516 (53)#5,137 (3)—
2024#2,418 (57)#2,672 (8)#2,439 (7)
2023#2,416 (56)#2,547 (8)#2,123 (8)
2022#2,325 (61)#2,756 (7)#2,810 (5)
2021#2,464 (54)#3,017 (6)—
2020#1,922 (76)#3,334 (5)#2,013 (8)
2019#2,228 (62)#3,937 (4)—
2018#2,167 (64)#3,412 (5)—
2017#3,312 (34)#4,812 (3)—
2016#2,661 (46)#4,810 (3)#2,718 (5)
2015#2,919 (40)#4,747 (3)#2,715 (5)
2014#3,456 (31)#4,632 (3)—
2013#3,497 (30)#4,685 (3)—
2012#2,772 (43)——
2011#3,605 (29)——

Rye as a girl’s name

  • US
Rye as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Rye as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUS
2025#8,860 (11)
2023#7,247 (15)
2022#6,229 (19)
2021#6,414 (18)
2020#9,546 (10)
2019#9,112 (11)
2018#7,409 (15)
2017#11,615 (8)
2016#11,781 (8)
2015#11,835 (8)
2014#10,955 (9)
2013#16,547 (5)
2012#16,869 (5)
2010#11,246 (9)
2008#10,807 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #1,922.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.
  • In 2025, 17% of US babies named Rye were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rye is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rye by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rye (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RyeCanadaBoys—too few
RyeEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
RyeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RyeUSGirls#8,86011
RyeUSBoys#2,51653