Over the past 110 years, 22 390 girls and 936 661 boys have been named Ryan. The name Ryan ranks 846th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ryan in 1969. The peak of popularity of the name Ryan came in the 1980s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.