Ryu is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Ryu is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,352 for boy births in the United States (and #5,066 across all names), given to 59 babies. Ryu was first reported in SSA data in 1985 and peaked in 2012 (130 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,352 |
| 2024 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,435 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | — | #2,028 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | #17,313 | #2,077 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,955 |
| 2020 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,992 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,127 |
| 2018 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,439 |
| 2017 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,911 |
| 2016 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,005 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,347 |
| 2014 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,975 |
| 2013 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,875 |
| 2012 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,320 |
| 2011 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,919 |
| 2010 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,139 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,197 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,427 |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,729 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,223 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,617 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,428 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,758 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,264 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,667 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,811 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,112 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,417 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,893 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,317 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,698 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,301 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,383 |