Boys' name · since 1975
Ryo
827 babies named Ryo in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,658 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ryo currently ranks #2658 among boys' names in America, with 827 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryo has been recorded 827 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2658 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,658 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 827 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ryo ranks #5,790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,658 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 827 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,658 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ryo's 827 recorded births place it above 87.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ryo compares
827 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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
Ryo's all-time total is 124% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ryo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 827 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ryo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryo's full recorded timeline at 2002, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ryo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Ryo's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ryo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ryo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ryo's total volume
Ryo by state
Where Ryo concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 180 | 21.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
180 of 827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ryo's data
- Ryo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ryos (180 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ryo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Ryo 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.