Girls' name · since 1977

Ryanna

Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 1,334 babies named Ryanna, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,168 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,029 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,334
born since 1977
2000s
peak decade

Ryanna currently ranks #8029 among girls' names in America, with 1,334 babies recorded since 1977.

Ryanna has 1,334 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8029 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, 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 1977 to 2025.

  • #6,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,029 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,334 born since 1977
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryanna ranks #6,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,029 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,334 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,168 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,029 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,334
born since 1977
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.5%
Ryanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ryanna's 1,334 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ryanna compares

1,334 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Ryanna's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ryanna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,334 376 567,345
Peak-year births 92 21 19,840

Ryanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ryanna's full recorded timeline at 2003, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 92 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ryanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
92
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
020406080100 197719861993199920052011201720232025 13

Ryanna by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (627 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Ryanna's strongest decade.

627 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Ryanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 627 births (47% of all-time use).

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

How Ryanna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ryanna's total volume

Ryanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 5.5%-50, 4.9%-96, 2.1%-116, 14.2%-37, 8%-49, 6.3%-28, 8%-56, 4.1%-49, 8.1%-40, 5.8%-106, 3.9%-40, 6.2%-117, 3.6%-117, 2%-51, 6.9%Ryanna-49, 6.9%Ryanna
Ryanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ryanna by state

Where Ryanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ryanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
86 6.4%
#2 Florida
43 3.2%
#3 Texas
30 2.2%
#4 New York
29 2.2%
#5 Indiana
11 0.8%
#6 Illinois
6 0.4%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
California share of Ryanna's total US births 6.4%
Even split

86 of 1,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ryanna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryanna?
Since 1977, Social Security records show 1,334 babies named Ryanna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,168 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,029 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 92 births.
Where does Ryanna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryanna ranks #6,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,029 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Ryanna most popular?
Ryanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 627 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Ryanna most popular?
The top states for the name Ryanna are California (86 births), Florida (43 births), Texas (30 births).
How long has the name Ryanna been used?
Ryanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 49 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ryanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryan, Ryann, Ryanne, Rya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ryanna's data

  • Ryanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (627 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ryannas (86 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 Ryanna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ryanna: 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ryanna 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.