Unisex name · since 1998
Ryian
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.
- #28,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
92 girls have been named Ryian since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryian has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1998 to 2022.
- #28,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryian ranks #28,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ryian's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ryian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryian's full recorded timeline at 2015, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ryian popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1989 (Ryian as boys' name)
Ryian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Ryian's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Ryian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ryian's data
- Ryian's decade-level peak was the 2010s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Ryian 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.