Ryan
4 countries#99 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ryan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
991,747 births recorded 1906–2025 · currently #99 · peaked in 1985 with 30,475 births
Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
21,221 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #107 · peaked in 1994 with 1,098 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
19,426 births recorded 1974–2022 · currently #262 · peaked in 2002 with 1,201 births
Most common in: Nord, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Bouches-du-Rhône, La Réunion
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
5,200 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #99 · peaked in 1997 with 381 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ryan’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #14 | — |
| 2007 | #16 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #18 | ↓2 |
| 2009 | #20 | ↓2 |
| 2010 | #23 | ↓3 |
| 2011 | #25 | ↓2 |
| 2012 | #26 | ↓1 |
| 2013 | #30 | ↓4 |
| 2014 | #37 | ↓7 |
| 2015 | #39 | ↓2 |
| 2016 | #40 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #44 | ↓4 |
| 2018 | #46 | ↓2 |
| 2019 | #54 | ↓8 |
| 2020 | #57 | ↓3 |
| 2021 | #66 | ↓9 |
| 2022 | #74 | ↓8 |
| 2023 | #83 | ↓9 |
| 2024 | #87 | ↓4 |
| 2025 | #99 | ↓12 |
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