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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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