Ryan

Given to 991,747 US babies since 1906

▼ Falling −35% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#712

recorded as girls

11 since 2024

#99

recorded as boys

12 since 2024

Babies in 2025

3,925

girls 393 · boys 3,532

Peak year

1985

29,905 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

991,747

since 1906

Born a Ryan? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ryan was most popular in 1985, when 29,905 babies recorded as boys got the name (16.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,532 babies were named Ryan, ranking #99 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 35%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	393	712	3,532	99
2024	400	701	3,906	87
2023	433	677	4,035	83
2022	515	580	4,403	74
2021	635	496	4,735	66
2020	684	450	5,348	57
2019	773	400	6,127	54
2018	869	361	6,943	46
2017	773	410	7,706	44
2016	688	462	8,261	40
2015	680	470	8,548	39
2014	606	512	9,098	37
2013	438	645	9,895	30
2012	467	615	10,944	26
2011	506	575	11,503	25
2010	465	631	11,981	23
2009	527	578	13,122	20
2008	575	535	14,686	18
2007	706	457	15,722	16
2006	689	457	16,434	14
2005	676	450	17,990	14
2004	700	435	19,496	12
2003	598	487	19,578	13
2002	519	531	17,658	16
2001	465	560	18,289	15
2000	448	580	20,269	13
1999	454	555	21,014	12
1998	477	529	20,198	17
1997	360	622	20,527	16
1996	382	598	21,809	16
1995	354	621	23,089	15
1994	361	615	24,063	16
1993	350	640	26,727	13
1992	377	603	27,022	13
1991	431	546	27,536	11
1990	451	526	29,263	11
1989	566	435	28,408	13
1988	615	391	27,747	13
1987	698	344	28,490	13
1986	703	342	29,524	11
1985	570	394	29,905	12
1984	543	396	28,724	12
1983	610	370	27,849	13
1982	596	388	26,685	13
1981	675	347	26,811	13
1980	602	381	24,795	15
1979	558	390	23,212	14
1978	580	368	21,322	14
1977	362	514	21,246	16
1976	163	840	17,484	16
1975	139	926	15,296	23
1974	125	979	13,179	25
1973	84	1,239	10,511	30
1972	56	1,607	8,878	39
1971	45	1,906	6,184	51
1970	24	2,856	2,323	140
1969	16	3,461	2,245	135
1968	14	3,610	2,166	131
1967	15	3,340	1,927	147
1966	17	3,040	1,573	171
1965	6	5,817	1,084	221
1964	5	6,767	515	345
1963	<5	—	647	310
1962	<5	—	397	405
1961	<5	—	388	402
1960	5	6,390	380	408
1959	7	5,031	400	397
1958	<5	—	308	446
1957	<5	—	278	461
1956	<5	—	192	547
1955	<5	—	176	554
1954	<5	—	132	637
1953	<5	—	145	601
1952	<5	—	126	624
1951	<5	—	105	681
1950	<5	—	99	685
1949	<5	—	102	678
1948	<5	—	82	744
1947	<5	—	102	685
1946	<5	—	65	812
1945	<5	—	35	1,103
1944	<5	—	23	1,400
1943	<5	—	34	1,170
1942	<5	—	26	1,358
1941	<5	—	13	1,997
1940	<5	—	18	1,627
1939	<5	—	21	1,458
1938	<5	—	8	2,646
1937	<5	—	14	1,913
1936	<5	—	13	1,964
1935	<5	—	11	2,246
1934	<5	—	13	2,022
1933	<5	—	11	2,214
1932	<5	—	14	1,995
1931	<5	—	15	1,927
1930	<5	—	14	2,079
1929	<5	—	6	3,559
1928	<5	—	14	2,162
1927	<5	—	9	2,912
1926	<5	—	14	2,186
1925	<5	—	14	2,193
1924	<5	—	7	3,505
1923	<5	—	10	2,772
1922	<5	—	8	3,252
1921	<5	—	17	1,980
1920	<5	—	12	2,459
1919	<5	—	6	3,736
1918	<5	—	12	2,398
1917	<5	—	8	2,956
1916	<5	—	7	3,177
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	9	2,271
1913	<5	—	7	2,273
1912	<5	—	<5	—
1911	<5	—	6	1,537
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	10	798