Trend of the Popularity of Ryan as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,532 male babies that were named Ryan in the US, which was 0.21% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ryan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 29,905 babies, which was 1.62% of the total male babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Ryan, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Ryan.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ryan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ryan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Ryan from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Ryan as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	24795	1.39
1981	26811	1.50
1982	26685	1.47
1983	27849	1.55
1984	28724	1.59
1985	29905	1.62
1986	29524	1.60
1987	28490	1.53
1988	27747	1.45
1989	28408	1.42
1990	29263	1.43
1991	27536	1.36
1992	27022	1.35
1993	26727	1.36
1994	24063	1.25
1995	23089	1.21
1996	21809	1.15
1997	20527	1.09
1998	20198	1.06
1999	21014	1.09
2000	20269	1.03
2001	18289	0.94
2002	17658	0.91
2003	19578	0.99
2004	19496	0.98
2005	17990	0.90
2006	16434	0.80
2007	15722	0.76
2008	14686	0.72
2009	13122	0.66
2010	11981	0.62
2011	11503	0.61
2012	10944	0.58
2013	9895	0.52
2014	9098	0.47
2015	8548	0.45
2016	8261	0.44
2017	7706	0.42
2018	6943	0.38
2019	6127	0.34
2020	5348	0.31
2021	4735	0.27
2022	4403	0.25
2023	4035	0.24
2024	3906	0.23
2025	3532	0.21