Boys' name · since 2000

Ryaan

257 babies named Ryaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,502 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,173 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
257
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

257 babies have been named Ryaan since 2000, making it today's #10173 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryaan has been recorded 257 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #10173 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #11,502 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 257 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryaan ranks #11,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,502 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,173 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
257
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%26.9%
Ryaan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ryaan's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Ryaan compares

257 42nd percentile among 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

Ryaan's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ryaan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 257 369 358,536
Peak-year births 23 34 22,252

Ryaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ryaan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ryaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
23
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 20002005200820132016201920222025 7

Ryaan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Ryaan's strongest decade.

135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Ryaan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Ryaan by state

Where Ryaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ryaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 6.2%
California share of Ryaan's total US births 6.2%

16 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryaan?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 257 babies named Ryaan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,502 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,173 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 23 births.
Where does Ryaan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryaan ranks #11,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ryaan most popular?
Ryaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ryaan most popular?
The top states for the name Ryaan are California (16 births).
How long has the name Ryaan been used?
The SSA has tracked Ryaan since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ryaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryan, Ryatt, Ryann, Ryat, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ryaan's data

  • Ryaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ryaans (16 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.

Keep exploring Ryaan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ryaan: 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, 2000–2025 (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 Ryaan 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.