Names / Boy names
Ryan
Current rank
#99
and easing
All-time peak
#11
in 1986
First recorded
1906
in U.S. data
Children named
991,700
since 1906
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #11 in 1986 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ryan first shows up in American naming records in 1906, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1986, at #11 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #99, drifting lower. Across all years, more than 991,700 children have been named this.