Ryne is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ryne means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ryne across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ryne has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ryne is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Ryan, little king”. A respelling of Ryan, popularized by baseball player Ryne Sandberg.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,404 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ryne per year, United States (1958 to 2025). United States peaked in 1985 (286/yr).
Ryne is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1985, when it ranked #1,137 nationally (given to 286 babies that year).
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