Over the past 110 years, 936 661 boys and 22 390 girls have been named Ryan. The name Ryan ranks 30th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ryan in 1920. The peak of popularity of the name Ryan came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.