Ryne vs Rynlee
American parents have registered 4,404 Rynes since 1880, against 924 Rynlees. But in 2025 it was Rynlee that was commoner, 359 babies to 18.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Ryne Rynlee
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 52 years in which either name was published, Ryne for 44 years and Rynlee for 8 years. The lead changed hands once.
Side by side
| Ryne | Rynlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 4,404 | 924 |
| Most in one year | 286 | 359 |
| Babies in 2025 | 18 | 359 |
| Estimated living today | 4,200 | 920 |
| Median age today | 32 | 2 |
| Peak year | 1985 | 2025 |
| Best rank | 516th boys | 755th girls |
| Rank in 2025 | 5,208th | 755th |
| First recorded | 1958 | 2014 |
| Girls / boys | 31 / 4,373 | 924 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Rynes alive today are over 32; half the Rynlees are over 2. That is 30 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Ryne Illinois (5.7×), Indiana (5.0×), Iowa (4.2×)
- Rynlee Arkansas (4.2×), Oklahoma (4.0×), Missouri (3.5×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
Compare something else
Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Ryne and Rynlee.