boy (SSA Category)Irish OriginUS Rank #99 in 2025

Ryan

Alternative forms & variants: Rian

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Little king (from Irish rí, king + diminutive suffix)”

Linguistic heritage: Gaelic / Irish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:RY-uhn

IPA (US English):/ˈraɪən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity198529,905 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#993,925 births in 2025

Total US Registrations991,747Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio97% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1985 (29,905 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level3,532 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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