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Ryan is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 987,785 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 960,560 as boys and 27,225 as girls. Ryan gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	4,291
2023	4,466
2022	4,914
2021	5,367
2020	6,025
2019	6,893
2018	7,806
2017	8,478
2016	8,946
2015	9,227
2014	9,704
2013	10,331
2012	11,411
2011	12,009
2010	12,446
2009	13,647
2008	15,261
2007	16,427
2006	17,121
2005	18,664
2004	20,197
2003	20,176
2002	18,177
2001	18,754
2000	20,717
1999	21,467
1998	20,675
1997	20,888
1996	22,192
1995	23,441
1994	24,427
1993	27,079
1992	27,395
1991	27,965
1990	29,708
1989	28,973
1988	28,365
1987	29,188
1986	30,228
1985	30,479
1984	29,269
1983	28,458
1982	27,282
1981	27,489
1980	25,400
1979	23,769
1978	21,902
1977	21,611
1976	17,649
1975	15,436
1974	13,304
1973	10,597
1972	8,935
1971	6,229
1970	2,347
1969	2,262
1968	2,181
1967	1,942
1966	1,590
1965	1,092
1964	520
1963	647
1962	397
1961	389
1960	385
1959	407
1958	308
1957	278
1956	192
1955	176
1954	132
1953	145
1952	126
1951	105
1950	99
1949	102
1948	82
1947	102
1946	65
1945	35
1944	23
1943	34
1942	26
1941	13
1940	18
1939	21
1938	8
1937	14
1936	13
1935	11
1934	13
1933	11
1932	14
1931	15
1930	14
1929	6
1928	14
1927	9
1926	14
1925	14
1924	7
1923	10
1922	8
1921	17
1920	12
1919	6
1918	12
1917	8
1916	7
1914	9
1913	7
1911	6
1906	10