Girls' name · since 1972

Ryanne

Ryanne has 3,222 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,444 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,904 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,222
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade

3,222 babies have been named Ryanne since 1972, making it today's #4904 girls' name.

Ryanne has 3,222 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4904 as of the latest data, more common than 72% 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 1972 to 2025.

  • #3,444 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,904 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,222 born since 1972
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryanne ranks #3,444 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,904 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,222 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,444 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,904 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,222
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.6%
Ryanne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ryanne's 3,222 recorded births place it above 95.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

22 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Ryanne compares

3,222 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Ryanne's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ryanne Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,222 376 567,345
Peak-year births 120 21 19,840

Ryanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ryanne splits its recorded history at 1999: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 120 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ryanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
120
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
050100150 197219791986199320002007201420212025 27

Ryanne by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (913 births, 28% of the file).

2000s was Ryanne's strongest decade.

913 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Ryanne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 913 births (28% of all-time use).

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

How Ryanne 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 Ryanne's total volume

Ryanne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 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 -53, 8.7%-58, 4.8%-71, 3.7%-143, 2%-32, 10.2%-96, 2.8%-19, 17.7%-112, 4%-50, 6.2%-89, 2%-126, 4.6%-107, 12.4%-127, 3.6%-111, 3.3%-52, 5%Ryanne-54, 3.7%Ryanne
Ryanne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ryanne by state

Where Ryanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ryanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
307 9.5%
#2 Texas
189 5.9%
#3 New York
95 2.9%
#4 Ohio
70 2.2%
#5 Michigan
55 1.7%
#6 Illinois
51 1.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
38 1.2%
#8 Florida
35 1.1%
California share of Ryanne's total US births 9.5%
Even split

307 of 3,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Ryanne appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryanne?
Ryanne has been given to 3,222 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,444 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,904 of 17,297. 120 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Ryanne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryanne ranks #3,444 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,904 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 Ryanne most popular?
Ryanne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 913 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ryanne most popular?
The top states for the name Ryanne are California (307 births), Texas (189 births), New York (95 births).
How long has the name Ryanne been used?
Ryanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 54 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ryanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryan, Ryann, Rya, Ryah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ryanne's data

  • Ryanne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (913 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ryannes (307 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 Ryanne

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ryanne: 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, 1972–2025 (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 Ryanne 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.