Ryan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the surname Ryan, which is typically an anglicisation of the Irish surname ร“ Riaghain / ร“ Riain.

From Wikipedia

Ryan first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 53 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,911 babies (rank #19 that year). In 2025 it was given to 209 boys (rank #85). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ryan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ryan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

33,334
Total babies (all years)
53
Years in the data
1,911
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197375#98
1974149#81
1975193#63
1976219#54
1977276#45
1978298#39
1979386#34
1980502#29
1981565#27
1982669#23
1983679#25
1984731#21
1985713#20
1986758#18
1987714#19
1988669#20
1989708#20
1990902#16
1991808#17
1992844#17
1993753#21
1994746#21
1995742#21
1996805#19
1997715#23
1998735#20
1999742#16
2000884#13
2001767#16
2002706#16
2003753#14
2004904#7
2005916#6
2006493#10
2007500#12
2008702#17
2009611#20
2010593#21
2011539#21
2012606#20
2013480#27
2014562#25
20151,540#27
20161,911#19
2017642#33
2018597#35
2019739#37
2020472#45
2021309#52
2022243#59
2023242#59
2024317#65
2025209#85