Total births
52
Boys' name · since 2009
Ryuu
Ryuu has 52 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 52
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
52 boys have been named Ryuu since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ryuu has 52 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.
- 52 total births
- 2009–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
52 boys have been named Ryuu since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 52
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Ryuu was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ryuu in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Ryuu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ryuu's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ryuu at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Ryuu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ryuu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ryuu's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ryuu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ryuu? ▼
Ryuu has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 11 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Ryuu most popular? ▼
Ryuu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Ryuu been used? ▼
Records for Ryuu go back to 2009, giving 14 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Ryuu? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryu, Ryun, Ryuji, Ryusei, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ryuu's data
- Ryuu's decade-level peak was the 2010s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ryuu
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Ryuji Boy
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Ryusei Boy
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Ryunosuke Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2009–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ryuu: Baby Name Since 2009 - 52 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ryuu. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ryuu 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 June 2026.