Boys' name · since 1980

Johnryan

121 babies named Johnryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,172 of 45,481
all-time among boys
121
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade

Johnryan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 121 have been recorded since 1980.

Johnryan has 121 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.

  • #16,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 121 born since 1980
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnryan ranks #16,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,172 of 45,481
all-time among boys
121
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnryan's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Johnryan splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Johnryan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19801984199420042013201620192024 6

Johnryan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Johnryan's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Johnryan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnryan?
Johnryan has been given to 121 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,172 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 7 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
Where does Johnryan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnryan ranks #16,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Johnryan most popular?
Johnryan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Johnryan been used?
Johnryan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Johnryan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Johnryan's data

  • Johnryan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Johnryan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Johnryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Johnryan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.