Recorded 1988–2008 Boys' name Peak 1988 24 births

Michaelryan — boys' name

24 babies named Michaelryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s52000s5

The verdict

24 boys have been named Michaelryan since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

24
total births
1988–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Michaelryan was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Michaelryan in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaelryan

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Michaelryan between 1988 and 2008, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michaelryan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaelryan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Michaelryan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaelryan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Michaelryan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

24

Since 1988

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1988

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2008

Michaelryan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1988

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Michaelryan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 58% of Michaelryan's all-time total
1980s141990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaelryan?
24 babies have been named Michaelryan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Michaelryan most popular?
Michaelryan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Michaelryan been used?
Michaelryan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 21 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Michaelryan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michael, Micheal, Micah, Mickey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.