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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Connecticut#1 · 1 in 47
- New Hampshire#2 · 1 in 44
- New Jersey#3 · 1 in 51
- Massachusetts#3 · 1 in 52
- Delaware#3 · 1 in 54
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #1 | 354 | 1 in 47 |
| New Hampshire | #2 | 127 | 1 in 44 |
| Delaware | #3 | 75 | 1 in 54 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | 631 | 1 in 52 |
| New Jersey | #3 | 920 | 1 in 51 |
| Maryland | #4 | 417 | 1 in 69 |
| Pennsylvania | #4 | 965 | 1 in 66 |
| Rhode Island | #4 | 93 | 1 in 53 |
| New York | #5 | 1,593 | 1 in 68 |
| Vermont | #5 | 39 | 1 in 56 |
| Montana | #6 | 52 | 1 in 76 |
| Virginia | #9 | 524 | 1 in 82 |
| Alaska | #10 | 42 | 1 in 79 |
| Illinois | #10 | 841 | 1 in 92 |
| Iowa | #10 | 168 | 1 in 98 |
| Michigan | #10 | 624 | 1 in 88 |
| Oregon | #10 | 187 | 1 in 104 |
| Colorado | #12 | 285 | 1 in 105 |
| Ohio | #12 | 695 | 1 in 94 |
| Idaho | #14 | 81 | 1 in 106 |
| Florida | #15 | 972 | 1 in 102 |
| Oklahoma | #15 | 180 | 1 in 115 |
| Wisconsin | #15 | 304 | 1 in 96 |
| Missouri | #16 | 315 | 1 in 108 |
| Nevada | #16 | 148 | 1 in 99 |
| California | #17 | 2,342 | 1 in 109 |
| Minnesota | #18 | 289 | 1 in 104 |
| Washington | #18 | 303 | 1 in 115 |
| New Mexico | #21 | 92 | 1 in 119 |
| West Virginia | #23 | 85 | 1 in 106 |
| Arizona | #24 | 329 | 1 in 129 |
| Hawaii | #24 | 42 | 1 in 114 |
| Texas | #24 | 1,248 | 1 in 145 |
| Utah | #24 | 176 | 1 in 127 |
| Maine | #25 | 63 | 1 in 88 |
| Nebraska | #25 | 89 | 1 in 116 |
| Kentucky | #27 | 200 | 1 in 117 |
| North Carolina | #27 | 408 | 1 in 128 |
| Kansas | #31 | 120 | 1 in 137 |
| Georgia | #32 | 391 | 1 in 153 |
| Indiana | #32 | 285 | 1 in 134 |
| Arkansas | #33 | 100 | 1 in 151 |
| North Dakota | #33 | 31 | 1 in 114 |
| Wyoming | #33 | 19 | 1 in 109 |
| District of Columbia | #36 | 33 | 1 in 133 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 243 | 1 in 152 |
| South Dakota | #37 | 32 | 1 in 130 |
| Alabama | #40 | 144 | 1 in 165 |
| South Carolina | #41 | 128 | 1 in 166 |
| Mississippi | #46 | 72 | 1 in 205 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 94 | 1 in 257 |
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 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,733 of them was named Ryan, which outranked 97.7% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 111 of them was named Ryan, which outranked 99.9% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.