Ry vs Ryan

Side-by-side comparison of Ry and Ryan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ry

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Ryan

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Metric Ry Ryan
Current Rank Unranked #87
Total Births (all years) 417 960,560
Peak Year 1992 1985
Peak Year Births 15 29,909
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1906

Births by Decade

Decade Ry Ryan
1900ss — 10
1910ss — 55
1920ss — 111
1930ss — 134
1940ss — 500
1950ss — 1,961
1960ss — 11,327
1970ss 40 139,643
1980ss 112 278,954
1990ss 81 241,240
2000ss 81 173,238
2010ss 73 90,989
2020ss 30 22,398

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ry Ryan
2014 7 9,098
2015 5 8,547
2016 8 8,258
2017 7 7,705
2018 10 6,940
2019 6 6,120
2020 11 5,341
2021 12 4,732
2022 7 4,399
2023 — 4,034
2024 — 3,892

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2022.

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