The baby name Ryan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1920 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 35,058 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ryan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 7 |
| 1947 | 47 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1949 | 65 |
| 1950 | 56 |
| 1951 | 89 |
| 1952 | 94 |
| 1953 | 109 |
| 1954 | 119 |
| 1955 | 183 |
| 1956 | 218 |
| 1957 | 281 |
| 1958 | 332 |
| 1959 | 490 |
| 1960 | 430 |
| 1961 | 387 |
| 1962 | 409 |
| 1963 | 760 |
| 1964 | 642 |
| 1965 | 1,298 |
| 1966 | 1,904 |
| 1967 | 2,286 |
| 1968 | 2,626 |
| 1969 | 2,729 |
| 1970 | 2,673 |
| 1971 | 7,072 |
| 1972 | 10,268 |
| 1973 | 37 |
| 1973 | 12,281 |
| 1974 | 62 |
| 1974 | 15,293 |
| 1975 | 82 |
| 1975 | 17,731 |
| 1976 | 115 |
| 1976 | 20,315 |
| 1977 | 398 |
| 1977 | 27,174 |
| 1978 | 649 |
| 1978 | 25,646 |
| 1979 | 650 |
| 1979 | 27,111 |
| 1980 | 665 |
| 1980 | 28,683 |
| 1981 | 703 |
| 1981 | 28,612 |
| 1982 | 616 |
| 1982 | 28,203 |
| 1983 | 658 |
| 1983 | 31,246 |
| 1984 | 583 |
| 1984 | 30,219 |
| 1985 | 680 |
| 1985 | 29,673 |
| 1986 | 786 |
| 1986 | 35,058 |
| 1987 | 830 |
| 1987 | 30,323 |
| 1988 | 723 |
| 1988 | 29,215 |
| 1989 | 681 |
| 1989 | 29,660 |
| 1990 | 430 |
| 1990 | 30,122 |
| 1991 | 413 |
| 1991 | 28,566 |
| 1992 | 373 |
| 1992 | 30,114 |
| 1993 | 304 |
| 1993 | 30,197 |
| 1994 | 308 |
| 1994 | 27,402 |
| 1995 | 306 |
| 1995 | 25,974 |
| 1996 | 349 |
| 1996 | 24,212 |
| 1997 | 378 |
| 1997 | 22,407 |
| 1998 | 480 |
| 1998 | 21,849 |
| 1999 | 422 |
| 1999 | 23,657 |
| 2000 | 398 |
| 2000 | 21,383 |
| 2001 | 455 |
| 2001 | 19,432 |
| 2002 | 463 |
| 2002 | 19,025 |
| 2003 | 529 |
| 2003 | 20,446 |
| 2004 | 811 |
| 2004 | 21,602 |
| 2005 | 834 |
| 2005 | 20,334 |
| 2006 | 796 |
| 2006 | 18,761 |
| 2007 | 795 |
| 2007 | 16,888 |
| 2008 | 610 |
| 2008 | 15,636 |
| 2009 | 508 |
| 2009 | 14,488 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2010 | 12,807 |
| 2011 | 533 |
| 2011 | 12,328 |
| 2012 | 503 |
| 2012 | 12,453 |
| 2013 | 351 |
| 2013 | 11,234 |
| 2014 | 566 |
| 2014 | 9,742 |
| 2015 | 665 |
| 2015 | 10,166 |
| 2016 | 757 |
| 2016 | 10,493 |
| 2017 | 934 |
| 2017 | 10,144 |
| 2018 | 859 |
| 2018 | 8,484 |
| 2019 | 835 |
| 2019 | 7,414 |
| 2020 | 725 |
| 2020 | 5,130 |
| 2021 | 643 |
| 2021 | 5,195 |
| 2022 | 582 |
| 2022 | 4,794 |
| 2023 | 462 |
| 2023 | 4,237 |
| 2024 | 432 |
| 2024 | 4,062 |