Ryan is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #99 in 2025.
Ryan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #99 among boys (3,532) and #715 among girls (393) — overall #148 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,925 | 3,957 | #715 | #99 |
| 2024 | 4,306 | 4,333 | #703 | #87 |
| 2023 | 4,468 | 4,503 | #677 | #83 |
| 2022 | 4,918 | 4,950 | #580 | #74 |
| 2021 | 5,370 | 5,426 | #496 | #66 |
| 2020 | 6,032 | 6,087 | #451 | #57 |
| 2019 | 6,900 | 6,967 | #401 | #54 |
| 2018 | 7,812 | 7,884 | #363 | #46 |
| 2017 | 8,479 | 8,547 | #410 | #44 |
| 2016 | 8,949 | 9,015 | #463 | #40 |
| 2015 | 9,228 | 9,322 | #476 | #39 |
| 2014 | 9,704 | 9,811 | #513 | #37 |
| 2013 | 10,333 | 10,449 | #646 | #30 |
| 2012 | 11,411 | 11,533 | #616 | #26 |
| 2011 | 12,009 | 12,137 | #575 | #25 |
| 2010 | 12,446 | 12,571 | #631 | #23 |
| 2009 | 13,649 | 13,770 | #579 | #20 |
| 2008 | 15,261 | 15,391 | #537 | #18 |
| 2007 | 16,428 | 16,565 | #457 | #16 |
| 2006 | 17,123 | 17,256 | #459 | #14 |
| 2005 | 18,666 | 18,815 | #450 | #14 |
| 2004 | 20,196 | 20,347 | #435 | #12 |
| 2003 | 20,176 | 20,273 | #487 | #13 |
| 2002 | 18,177 | 18,267 | #531 | #16 |
| 2001 | 18,754 | 18,841 | #560 | #15 |
| 2000 | 20,717 | 20,803 | #582 | #13 |
| 1999 | 21,468 | 21,558 | #557 | #12 |
| 1998 | 20,675 | 20,740 | #529 | #17 |
| 1997 | 20,887 | — | #624 | #16 |
| 1996 | 22,191 | — | #600 | #16 |
| 1995 | 23,443 | — | #621 | #15 |
| 1994 | 24,424 | — | #617 | #16 |
| 1993 | 27,077 | — | #642 | #13 |
| 1992 | 27,399 | — | #603 | #13 |
| 1991 | 27,967 | — | #548 | #11 |
| 1990 | 29,714 | — | #526 | #11 |
| 1989 | 28,974 | — | #435 | #13 |
| 1988 | 28,362 | — | #391 | #13 |
| 1987 | 29,188 | — | #344 | #13 |
| 1986 | 30,227 | — | #342 | #11 |
| 1985 | 30,475 | — | #394 | #12 |
| 1984 | 29,267 | — | #396 | #12 |
| 1983 | 28,459 | — | #370 | #13 |
| 1982 | 27,281 | — | #388 | #13 |
| 1981 | 27,486 | — | #348 | #13 |
| 1980 | 25,397 | — | #384 | #15 |
| 1979 | 23,770 | — | #390 | #14 |
| 1978 | 21,902 | — | #368 | #14 |
| 1977 | 21,608 | — | #516 | #16 |
| 1976 | 17,647 | — | #841 | #16 |
| 1975 | 15,435 | — | #927 | #23 |
| 1974 | 13,304 | — | #983 | #25 |
| 1973 | 10,595 | — | #1,251 | #30 |
| 1972 | 8,934 | — | #1,622 | #39 |
| 1971 | 6,229 | — | #1,928 | #51 |
| 1970 | 2,347 | — | #2,918 | #140 |
| 1969 | 2,261 | — | #3,587 | #135 |
| 1968 | 2,180 | — | #3,738 | #131 |
| 1967 | 1,942 | — | #3,444 | #147 |
| 1966 | 1,590 | — | #3,128 | #171 |
| 1965 | 1,090 | — | #6,374 | #221 |
| 1964 | 520 | — | #7,599 | #347 |
| 1963 | 647 | — | — | #310 |
| 1962 | 397 | — | — | #405 |
| 1961 | 388 | — | — | #402 |
| 1960 | 385 | — | #7,120 | #408 |
| 1959 | 407 | — | #5,470 | #397 |
| 1958 | 308 | — | — | #446 |
| 1957 | 278 | — | — | #462 |
| 1956 | 192 | — | — | #549 |
| 1955 | 176 | — | — | #554 |
| 1954 | 132 | — | — | #640 |
| 1953 | 145 | — | — | #604 |
| 1952 | 126 | — | — | #626 |
| 1951 | 105 | — | — | #681 |
| 1950 | 99 | — | — | #690 |
| 1949 | 102 | — | — | #680 |
| 1948 | 82 | — | — | #751 |
| 1947 | 102 | — | — | #689 |
| 1946 | 65 | — | — | #818 |
| 1945 | 35 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1943 | 34 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1942 | 26 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | — | #2,073 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,829 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #2,048 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | — | #2,104 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | — | #2,080 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,987 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,891 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,107 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | — | #2,282 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,302 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,484 |
| 1921 | 17 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #4,095 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | — | #2,514 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,163 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,455 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,424 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,464 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | — | #844 |