How Many People Are Named Ryan?
people named Ryan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 360 people in the US has this name
Based on 991,747 babies named Ryan in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
30,475 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Ryan in English. Counting Ryan and these spellings together, about 956,737 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ryan, 2.9% were girls and 97.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ryan rose from 0% in the 1920s to 10.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ryan alive today is about 32 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ryan first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1985, to 30,475 babies. In 2025, 3,925 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ryan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #11, in 1986 and 1990 to 1991, and it was in the top 100 for 55 years, 1971 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #99.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #99 |
| Best rank | #11 (1986 and 1990 to 1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | 55 (1971 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #14 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ryan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ryan were born in California than in any other state: about 116,581 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ryan was given 1.8 times as often in New Hampshire, 1.6 times in North Dakota and 1.5 times in Connecticut.
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