Ryan
#712 for girls in 2025, 393 births · #99 for boys in 2025, 3,532 births
Given to boys 97.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1986 · 29,524 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 964,123since 1906
Ryan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #712 | 393 | #99 | 3,532 |
| 2024 | #701 | 400 | #87 | 3,906 |
| 2023 | #677 | 433 | #83 | 4,035 |
| 2022 | #580 | 515 | #74 | 4,403 |
| 2021 | #496 | 635 | #66 | 4,735 |
| 2020 | #450 | 684 | #57 | 5,348 |
| 2019 | #400 | 773 | #54 | 6,127 |
| 2018 | #361 | 869 | #46 | 6,943 |
| 2017 | #410 | 773 | #44 | 7,706 |
| 2016 | #462 | 688 | #40 | 8,261 |
| 2015 | #470 | 680 | #39 | 8,548 |
| 2014 | #512 | 606 | #37 | 9,098 |
| 2013 | #645 | 438 | #30 | 9,895 |
| 2012 | #615 | 467 | #26 | 10,944 |
| 2011 | #575 | 506 | #25 | 11,503 |
| 2010 | #631 | 465 | #23 | 11,981 |
| 2009 | #578 | 527 | #20 | 13,122 |
| 2008 | #535 | 575 | #18 | 14,686 |
| 2007 | #457 | 706 | #16 | 15,722 |
| 2006 | #457 | 689 | #14 | 16,434 |
| 2005 | #450 | 676 | #14 | 17,990 |
| 2004 | #435 | 700 | #12 | 19,496 |
| 2003 | #487 | 598 | #13 | 19,578 |
| 2002 | #531 | 519 | #16 | 17,658 |
| 2001 | #560 | 465 | #15 | 18,289 |
| 2000 | #580 | 448 | #13 | 20,269 |
| 1999 | #555 | 454 | #12 | 21,014 |
| 1998 | #529 | 477 | #17 | 20,198 |
| 1997 | #622 | 360 | #16 | 20,527 |
| 1996 | #598 | 382 | #16 | 21,809 |
| 1995 | #621 | 354 | #15 | 23,089 |
| 1994 | #615 | 361 | #16 | 24,063 |
| 1993 | #640 | 350 | #13 | 26,727 |
| 1992 | #603 | 377 | #13 | 27,022 |
| 1991 | #546 | 431 | #11 | 27,536 |
| 1990 | #526 | 451 | #11 | 29,263 |
| 1989 | #435 | 566 | #13 | 28,408 |
| 1988 | #391 | 615 | #13 | 27,747 |
| 1987 | #344 | 698 | #13 | 28,490 |
| 1986 | #342 | 703 | #11 | 29,524 |
| 1985 | #394 | 570 | #12 | 29,905 |
| 1984 | #396 | 543 | #12 | 28,724 |
| 1983 | #370 | 610 | #13 | 27,849 |
| 1982 | #388 | 596 | #13 | 26,685 |
| 1981 | #347 | 675 | #13 | 26,811 |
| 1980 | #381 | 602 | #15 | 24,795 |
| 1979 | #390 | 558 | #14 | 23,212 |
| 1978 | #368 | 580 | #14 | 21,322 |
| 1977 | #514 | 362 | #16 | 21,246 |
| 1976 | #840 | 163 | #16 | 17,484 |
| 1975 | #926 | 139 | #23 | 15,296 |
| 1974 | #979 | 125 | #25 | 13,179 |
| 1973 | #1,239 | 84 | #30 | 10,511 |
| 1972 | #1,607 | 56 | #39 | 8,878 |
| 1971 | #1,906 | 45 | #51 | 6,184 |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | #140 | 2,323 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #135 | 2,245 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #131 | 2,166 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #147 | 1,927 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #171 | 1,573 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #221 | 1,084 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #345 | 515 |
| 1963 | — | #310 | 647 | |
| 1962 | — | #405 | 397 | |
| 1961 | — | #402 | 388 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #408 | 380 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #397 | 400 |
| 1958 | — | #446 | 308 | |
| 1957 | — | #461 | 278 | |
| 1956 | — | #547 | 192 | |
| 1955 | — | #554 | 176 | |
| 1954 | — | #637 | 132 | |
| 1953 | — | #601 | 145 | |
| 1952 | — | #624 | 126 | |
| 1951 | — | #681 | 105 | |
| 1950 | — | #685 | 99 | |
| 1949 | — | #678 | 102 | |
| 1948 | — | #744 | 82 | |
| 1947 | — | #685 | 102 | |
| 1946 | — | #812 | 65 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,103 | 35 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,400 | 23 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,170 | 34 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,358 | 26 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,458 | 21 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,913 | 14 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,964 | 13 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,079 | 14 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,980 | 17 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,956 | 8 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
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| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
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| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
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| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Ryan! It came in at #798, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1910, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ryan is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#4 · 1 in 34
- North Dakota#5 · 1 in 35
- South Dakota#6 · 1 in 40
- Minnesota#8 · 1 in 46
- Oregon#8 · 1 in 48
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #4 | 406 | 1 in 34 |
| North Dakota | #5 | 130 | 1 in 35 |
| South Dakota | #6 | 116 | 1 in 40 |
| Minnesota | #8 | 571 | 1 in 46 |
| Oregon | #8 | 314 | 1 in 48 |
| Hawaii | #9 | 97 | 1 in 61 |
| Idaho | #9 | 135 | 1 in 48 |
| Nevada | #10 | 68 | 1 in 49 |
| Iowa | #11 | 364 | 1 in 52 |
| Washington | #11 | 403 | 1 in 57 |
| Montana | #12 | 93 | 1 in 55 |
| Nebraska | #12 | 222 | 1 in 49 |
| Wyoming | #12 | 46 | 1 in 53 |
| Wisconsin | #14 | 537 | 1 in 57 |
| Colorado | #15 | 250 | 1 in 73 |
| Indiana | #15 | 586 | 1 in 67 |
| Kansas | #15 | 202 | 1 in 70 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | 83 | 1 in 61 |
| Maine | #18 | 101 | 1 in 64 |
| Alaska | #19 | 32 | 1 in 84 |
| California | #22 | 1,545 | 1 in 97 |
| Michigan | #22 | 728 | 1 in 88 |
| Illinois | #23 | 715 | 1 in 109 |
| Arizona | #24 | 154 | 1 in 117 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 175 | 1 in 106 |
| Ohio | #26 | 802 | 1 in 97 |
| Missouri | #27 | 301 | 1 in 112 |
| New Mexico | #27 | 72 | 1 in 126 |
| Florida | #28 | 331 | 1 in 153 |
| Pennsylvania | #30 | 623 | 1 in 118 |
| Louisiana | #32 | 199 | 1 in 148 |
| Maryland | #33 | 144 | 1 in 145 |
| Rhode Island | #33 | 39 | 1 in 130 |
| Connecticut | #35 | 125 | 1 in 133 |
| New Jersey | #35 | 276 | 1 in 155 |
| Vermont | #36 | 25 | 1 in 106 |
| District of Columbia | #38 | 48 | 1 in 165 |
| Massachusetts | #41 | 207 | 1 in 165 |
| West Virginia | #42 | 71 | 1 in 180 |
| Delaware | #43 | 17 | 1 in 199 |
| Virginia | #45 | 154 | 1 in 203 |
| New York | #49 | 460 | 1 in 249 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 118 | 1 in 219 |
| South Carolina | #51 | 86 | 1 in 242 |
| Texas | #52 | 424 | 1 in 249 |
| Georgia | #57 | 157 | 1 in 243 |
| North Carolina | #58 | 144 | 1 in 270 |
| Alabama | #65 | 90 | 1 in 294 |
| Arkansas | #66 | 59 | 1 in 263 |
| Mississippi | #78 | 55 | 1 in 339 |
| Tennessee | #82 | 79 | 1 in 395 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ryan
- 12 spots since 2024 (#87 → #99)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#57 → #99)
- 60 spots since 2015 (#39 → #99)
- Biggest jump: 291 spots in 1946 (#1,103 → #812)
- Biggest drop: 59 spots in 1948 (#685 → #744)
- Debuted 1906
- Peaked 1986 at #11 (29,524 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1971–2025
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1946–2025
- Highest: 1 in 62 boys born in 1985 were named Ryan (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 484 boys born in 2025 (0.21%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1986, was only 1 in 62 (1.6%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.9% of all boys named Ryan (278,938) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #798 (1906) | #798 |
| 1910s | 55 | #1,537 (1911) | #2,621 |
| 1920s | 111 | #1,980 (1921) | #2,698 |
| 1930s | 134 | #1,458 (1939) | #2,046 |
| 1940s | 500 | #678 (1949) | #1,157 |
| 1950s | 1,961 | #397 (1959) | #563 |
| 1960s | 11,322 | #131 (1968) | #268 |
| 1970s | 139,635 | #14 (1979) | #37 |
| 1980s | 278,938 | #11 (1986) | #13 |
| 1990s | 241,248 | #11 (1990) | #14 |
| 2000s | 173,244 | #12 (2004) | #15 |
| 2010s | 91,006 | #23 (2010) | #36 |
| 2020s | 25,959 | #57 (2020) | #78 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ryan in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 11,740 of them was named Ryan, which outranked 90.4% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #975Evette126
- #975Lisette126
- #975Vonetta126
- #979Ryan125
- #979Angelic125
- #979Estella125
- #979Marlena125
- #984Adria124
- #984Celena124
- #984Cherry124
Tied with 4 names at #979; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 119 of them was named Ryan, which outranked 99.6% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.