Recorded 1998–2022 Unisex name Peak 2015 92 births

Ryian — unisex name

92 babies named Ryian in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s152010s552020s16
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Ryian was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ryian in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ryian

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Ryian between 1998 and 2022, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ryian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ryian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 56 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ryian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ryian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ryian 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 92 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.

Ryian at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

92

Since 1998

25 years of records

Peak year

2015

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1998

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ryian popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1998

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2022201920172015201120091998 6

Ryian popularity over time — boys

56 total births recorded since 1989 (Ryian as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
45678910 201620132011200920072006199619901989 7

Ryian by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 60% of Ryian's all-time total
1990s62000s152010s552020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ryian?
92 babies have been named Ryian since 1998. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 10 births.
When was Ryian most popular?
Ryian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Is Ryian a unisex name?
Yes, Ryian is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 92 births, and as a boy's name it has 56 births.
How long has the name Ryian been used?
Ryian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 25 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ryian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryiah, Ryin, Ryilee, Ryia, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2022 (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.