Ryan Name Popularity

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How popular is Ryan?

Ranking 46th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ryan is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #11 was reached for the first time in 1986 and as recently as 1991.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1985 with 29,903 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ryan was less than 5, most recently in 1915.

Approximately during the years 1940-1947, 1948-1959, and 1960-1985, the name Ryan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1997, 1998-2002, and 2004-2017.

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Ryan be?

For a number of years, the name Ryan has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ryan for their newborn has dropped.

The name Ryan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Ryan (Girl)		Ryan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		860	364	6,905	46
2017		773	410	7,674	43
2016		686	464	8,240	40
2015		679	473	8,526	39
2014		606	512	9,085	37
2013		438	646	9,876	30
2012		467	615	10,937	26
2011		506	575	11,494	25
2010		464	631	11,969	23
2009		527	579	13,107	20
2008		574	537	14,681	18
2007		706	456	15,716	16
2006		689	459	16,427	14
2005		676	450	17,985	14
2004		700	435	19,493	12
2003		598	487	19,573	13
2002		518	531	17,660	16
2001		465	560	18,286	15
2000		448	581	20,264	13
1999		454	556	21,013	12
1998		477	529	20,195	17
1997		360	624	20,526	16
1996		382	600	21,807	16
1995		356	621	23,086	15
1994		359	617	24,053	16
1993		350	642	26,722	13
1992		377	603	27,007	13
1991		431	548	27,529	11
1990		451	526	29,249	11
1989		566	435	28,411	13
1988		615	390	27,738	13
1987		698	344	28,483	13
1986		703	342	29,512	11
1985		570	394	29,903	12
1984		543	397	28,727	12
1983		609	370	27,845	13
1982		596	388	26,700	13
1981		675	347	26,825	13
1980		602	383	24,808	15
1979		558	390	23,218	14
1978		580	368	21,335	14
1977		362	516	21,258	16
1976		163	841	17,497	16
1975		139	927	15,304	23
1974		126	977	13,191	25
1973		83	1,262	10,515	30
1972		56	1,623	8,892	39
1971		45	1,927	6,190	51
1970		24	2,916	2,331	139
1969		16	3,586	2,252	134
1968		14	3,738	2,170	131
1967		15	3,444	1,928	147
1966		17	3,126	1,573	171
1965		6	6,369	1,086	220
1964		5	7,598	518	345
1963		< 5	--	646	310
1962		< 5	--	398	405
1961		< 5	--	389	401
1960		5	7,120	381	408
1959		7	5,473	398	397
1958		< 5	--	310	446
1957		< 5	--	277	464
1956		< 5	--	191	549
1955		< 5	--	178	553
1954		< 5	--	132	641
1953		< 5	--	146	601
1952		< 5	--	126	626
1951		< 5	--	105	682
1950		< 5	--	99	690
1949		< 5	--	102	680
1948		< 5	--	82	750
1947		< 5	--	102	689
1946		< 5	--	65	818
1945		< 5	--	35	1,118
1944		< 5	--	23	1,432
1943		< 5	--	34	1,182
1942		< 5	--	26	1,376
1941		< 5	--	13	2,072
1940		< 5	--	18	1,674
1939		< 5	--	21	1,482
1938		< 5	--	8	2,829
1937		< 5	--	14	1,976
1936		< 5	--	13	2,049
1935		< 5	--	11	2,375
1934		< 5	--	13	2,104
1933		< 5	--	11	2,347
1932		< 5	--	14	2,080
1931		< 5	--	15	1,989
1930		< 5	--	14	2,155
1929		< 5	--	6	3,891
1928		< 5	--	14	2,249
1927		< 5	--	9	3,108
1926		< 5	--	14	2,283
1925		< 5	--	14	2,302
1924		< 5	--	7	3,800
1923		< 5	--	10	2,908
1922		< 5	--	8	3,484
1921		< 5	--	17	2,044
1920		< 5	--	12	2,581
1919		< 5	--	6	4,095
1918		< 5	--	12	2,514
1917		< 5	--	8	3,163
1916		< 5	--	7	3,455
1915		< 5	--	< 5	--
1914		< 5	--	9	2,424
1913		< 5	--	7	2,464
1912		< 5	--	< 5	--
1911		< 5	--	6	1,708
1910		< 5	--	< 5	--
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	10	844
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.