Masculine dossier · first seen 1906

Ryan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ryan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1985

Peak era

1985

Peak rank proxy

29,909

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1906Peak 19852024

Peak year

1985

Decline from peak

87%

2024

3,892

All-time

960,560

Ryan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1985, when 29,909 boys were named Ryan.

In 2024, only 3,892 boys were given the name.

Down 87% from its peak.

All told, about 960,560 Americans have been named Ryan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1906.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1985

198529,909 boys named Ryan

20243,892 boys named Ryan

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