NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Ryan Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Ryan: every year it appeared on the national list since 1906, with 964,123 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
964,123
Peak year
1985 #12
Years on the list
114
10-year trend
-40.1%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1906–2025

YearBirthsRank
201111,503#25
201210,944#26
20139,895#30
20149,098#37
20158,548#39
20168,261#40
20177,706#44
20186,943#46
20196,127#54
20205,348#57
20214,735#66
20224,403#74
20234,035#83
20243,906#87
20253,532#99

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1985

CA
3,576
IL
1,705
PA
1,651
OH
1,625
TX
1,604
NY
1,556

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