Rye is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Rye is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,531 among boys (53) and #9,351 among girls (11) — overall #4,782 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | #9,351 | #2,531 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,440 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | #7,574 | #2,431 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | #6,421 | #2,345 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | #6,634 | #2,488 |
| 2020 | 86 | 86 | #10,132 | #1,934 |
| 2019 | 73 | 73 | #9,632 | #2,256 |
| 2018 | 79 | 79 | #7,701 | #2,187 |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 | #12,531 | #3,366 |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | #12,678 | #2,682 |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 | #12,795 | #2,950 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | #11,769 | #3,517 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #18,777 | #3,565 |
| 2012 | 48 | 48 | #19,016 | #2,807 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,680 |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | #12,074 | #3,788 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,254 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #11,441 | #6,336 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | #19,947 | #4,765 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,341 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,430 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,197 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,182 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,195 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,087 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,229 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,208 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,515 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,890 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #10,024 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,598 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #7,465 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,729 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #6,112 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,300 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,363 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,579 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,382 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,409 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | — | #3,768 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,717 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,946 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,165 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,864 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,876 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,520 |