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Ryan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ryan ranks #99 in male records (3,532 reported) and #715 in female records (393 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Ryan becoming more popular?

Ryan's reported male count decreased by 374 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #87 to #99. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ryan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RyanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,2610201620252016: 688 female records2017: 773 female records2018: 869 female records2019: 773 female records2020: 684 female records2021: 635 female records2022: 515 female records2023: 433 female records2024: 400 female records2025: 393 female records2016: 8,261 male records2017: 7,706 male records2018: 6,943 male records2019: 6,127 male records2020: 5,348 male records2021: 4,735 male records2022: 4,403 male records2023: 4,035 male records2024: 3,906 male records2025: 3,532 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20253937153,53299
20244007033,90687
20234336774,03583
20225155804,40374
20216354964,73566
20206844515,34857
20197734016,12754
20188693636,94346
20177734107,70644
20166884638,26140

Questions about Ryan’s popularity

How common is Ryan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ryan ranks #99 in male records (3,532 reported) and #715 in female records (393 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ryan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ryan only.

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