Ryton
From an English place name meaning "rye town" or "farm near a rye field".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Ryton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ryton today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ryton births was 2013 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ryton. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ryton. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2013
5 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2013 SSA rank
#13,689
Tracked since 2013
Popularity
Ryton: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ryton by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ryton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ryton
The given name Ryton is an English name with possible roots in Old English or Anglo-Saxon origins. It may have been derived from the words "ryt" meaning "stream" and "tun" meaning "town" or "settlement", suggesting a connection to a town or village located near a stream or river.
During the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, names often reflected geographic features or locations, and Ryton could have been a place name that later became adopted as a personal name. The earliest recorded instances of the name Ryton as a place name can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions several locations with similar names such as Ryton in Shropshire, Ryton in Warwickshire, and Ryton in Durham.
One of the earliest known individuals with the first name Ryton was Ryton de Blondeville, a Norman knight who lived in the 12th century and was granted lands in Shropshire by King Henry II. Another notable figure was Ryton de Tyndale, a 13th-century English landowner and feudal baron in Northumberland.
In the 14th century, Ryton Basset was a prominent English judge and legal scholar who served as a justice of the Court of Common Pleas from 1362 to 1367. He was born around 1310 and played a significant role in the development of English common law.
During the Renaissance period, Ryton Woodville (1470-1522) was an English courtier and diplomat who served under King Henry VII and King Henry VIII. He was involved in various negotiations and diplomatic missions with foreign powers such as France and Spain.
In the 17th century, Ryton Manners (1608-1679) was an English politician and lawyer who served as a Member of Parliament for Grantham and was actively involved in the English Civil War, initially supporting the Royalist cause before switching sides to support the Parliamentarians.
While the name Ryton has been relatively uncommon throughout history, these examples demonstrate its use as a first name by individuals from various backgrounds and time periods, primarily in England and the British Isles.
People
Ryton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ryton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ryton going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Ryton a common name?
We classify Ryton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ryton most popular?
The single biggest year for Ryton was 2013, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ryton is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ryton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ryton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ryton in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ryton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ryton in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ryton can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Ryton as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.