Boys' name · since 1975
Oryan
1,130 babies named Oryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oryan currently ranks #3275 among boys' names in America, with 1,130 babies recorded since 1975.
Oryan has 1,130 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3275 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,275 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,130 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oryan ranks #4,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,275 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,130 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,275 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oryan's 1,130 recorded births place it above 89.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Oryan compares
1,130 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oryan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oryan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oryan's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oryan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Oryan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (363 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Oryan's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Oryan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
363 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 363 births (32% of all-time use).
How Oryan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Oryan's total volume
Oryan by state
Where Oryan concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
70 of 1,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Oryan's data
- Oryan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (363 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oryans (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1975–2025 (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 Oryan 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.