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Ryan

Ryan holds the #99 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 3,532 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #57 in 2020 to #99 today. Its strongest year on record was 1986 (#11 nationally, 29,524 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1906. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#43 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#99
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#11
in 1986 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
3,532
boys named Ryan

Ryan popularity, 1880–2025

0.44%0.87%1.3%1.7%18801900192019401960198020002020#11 in 1986
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsGirls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1986

Where Ryan is most popular

Alaska: #143 (6 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)AK#143Maine: #151 (8 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)ME#151Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ryan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #61 (23 boys, 0.51% of boys born 2025)NH#61Washington: #121 (65 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)WA#121Idaho: #150 (18 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)ID#150Montana: #173 (7 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)MT#173North Dakota: #136 (9 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)ND#136Minnesota: #168 (39 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)MN#168Wisconsin: #155 (41 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)WI#155Michigan: #152 (67 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)MI#152New York: #45 (334 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)NY#45Massachusetts: #49 (117 boys, 0.43% of boys born 2025)MA#49Rhode Island: #77 (13 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)RI#77Oregon: #113 (34 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)OR#113Nevada: #148 (21 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)NV#148Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ryan in 2025WY—South Dakota: #221 (6 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)SD#221Iowa: #149 (28 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)IA#149Illinois: #101 (114 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)IL#101Indiana: #158 (52 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)IN#158Ohio: #154 (90 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)OH#154Pennsylvania: #75 (158 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)PA#75New Jersey: #43 (185 boys, 0.47% of boys born 2025)NJ#43Connecticut: #51 (61 boys, 0.46% of boys born 2025)CT#51California: #80 (456 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)CA#80Utah: #140 (37 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)UT#140Colorado: #109 (64 boys, 0.24% of boys born 2025)CO#109Nebraska: #179 (15 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)NE#179Missouri: #145 (48 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)MO#145Kentucky: #187 (30 boys, 0.15% of boys born 2025)KY#187West Virginia: #330 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)WV#330Virginia: #72 (116 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)VA#72Maryland: #72 (73 boys, 0.32% of boys born 2025)MD#72Delaware: #82 (12 boys, 0.41% of boys born 2025)DE#82Arizona: #151 (59 boys, 0.18% of boys born 2025)AZ#151New Mexico: #193 (10 boys, 0.15% of boys born 2025)NM#193Kansas: #167 (23 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)KS#167Arkansas: #247 (14 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)AR#247Tennessee: #134 (71 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)TN#134North Carolina: #137 (90 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)NC#137South Carolina: #120 (44 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)SC#120District of Columbia: #82 (10 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)DC#82Oklahoma: #252 (19 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)OK#252Louisiana: #148 (34 boys, 0.18% of boys born 2025)LA#148Mississippi: #182 (17 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)MS#182Alabama: #157 (36 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)AL#157Georgia: #131 (90 boys, 0.18% of boys born 2025)GA#131Hawaii: #104 (9 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)HI#104Texas: #111 (353 boys, 0.20% of boys born 2025)TX#111Florida: #68 (295 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)FL#68
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Hampshire (#61), New Jersey (#43), Connecticut (#51)

Uniqueness score

19/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ryan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Ryan as a girl name

As of 2025, Ryan ranks #712 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 393 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #450 five years ago, #712 now. SSA records for Ryan go back to 1959; the peak came in 1986 at #342, with 703 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Nebraska, where it ranks #396 among girl names.

2025 rank
#712
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#342
in 1986 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
393
girls named Ryan

Where Ryan (girls) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025ND—Minnesota: #597 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#597Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025WI—Michigan: #690 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#690New York: #704 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#704Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025IA—Illinois: #667 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#667Indiana: #542 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#542Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #615 (16 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#615New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025CT—California: #777 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#777Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025WV—Virginia: #484 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#484Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #510 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#510South Carolina: #560 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#560District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #483 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#483Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025MS—Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #509 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#509Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ryan in 2025HI—Texas: #762 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#762Florida: #735 (22 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#735
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nebraska (#396), Oklahoma (#483), Georgia (#509)

Uniqueness score

46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ryan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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