Ryan Boy
How popular is Ryan?
#99 boy name in 2025
3,532 baby boys were named Ryan in the US in 2025, making it the 99th most popular boy name. Another 393 girls got the name (#712 for girls).
Ryan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #99 for boys (▼ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,532 boys, 393 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #39 in 2015, #57 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1985 (29,905 boys) |
| Highest rank | #11 in 1986 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1906 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ryan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ryan family of names ranked #104 for boys in 2025 (#91 the year before), with 3,719 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ryan is most popular
Babies named Ryan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 5.9 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Massachusetts: 5.4 per 1,000 (749 boys)
- Connecticut: 5.3 per 1,000 (357 boys)
- New Jersey: 5.2 per 1,000 (1,045 boys)
- Delaware: 4.6 per 1,000 (70 boys)
Ryan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #798 |
| 1910s | 55 | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 111 | #1,979 |
| 1930s | 134 | #1,458 |
| 1940s | 500 | #677 |
| 1950s | 1,961 | #397 |
| 1960s | 11,322 | #131 |
| 1970s | 139,635 | #14 |
| 1980s | 278,938 | #11 |
| 1990s | 241,248 | #11 |
| 2000s | 173,244 | #12 |
| 2010s | 91,006 | #23 |
| 2020s | 25,959 | #57 |
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Questions
- Is Ryan a boy or girl name?
- Ryan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Ryan were boys.
- How popular is the name Ryan?
- 3,532 baby boys were named Ryan in the US in 2025, making it the 99th most popular boy name. Another 393 girls got the name (#712 for girls).
- When was Ryan most popular?
- Ryan peaked in 1985, when 29,905 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #11, held for 3 years starting in 1986.
- How many people are named Ryan?
- 991,747 babies have been named Ryan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 951,029 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Ryan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ryan was most common in Rhode Island, at 5.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.