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Boy's name · #99 in the US (2025) · 80s wave
90% boys · 10% girls — Ryan is also given to girls: 393 in 2025, about 10% in recent years. Ryan →
Ryan reached #11 in 1986 and has faded to #99 since. About 964,000 boys have carried it since 1906.
US births of Ryan rose from 515 in 1964 to 1,084 in 1965, the year after Ryan O’Neal joined Peyton Place. Another rise came from 2,323 in 1970 to 6,184 in 1971, following his starring role in Love Story, released in December 1970.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#56 in New Zealand (2025) · #56 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #58 in Ireland (2025) · #65 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #81 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #101 in N. Ireland (2025) · #109 in Netherlands (2025) · #109 in Scotland (2025) · #117 in Switzerland (2025) · #135 in England & Wales (2025) · #260 in Belgium (2025) · #290 in Ecuador (2025) and 6 more.
Among 3,831 notable people named Ryan:
Sports figures appear 2.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ryan Giggs, Welsh association football player and coach.
Popular twin pairings with Ryan include Matthew and Evan for boys, and Emma and Emily for girls.
About 56 boys a year are given Rye as their full name.
Similar names: Aaron · Riley · Ian · Bryan · Evan · Dylan
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