Data through 2025

Ryan name popularity in England and Wales

Ryan ranked #135 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 374 boys named Ryan.

Rank#135

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded374

ONS

Peak year1996

6,496 recorded

Five-year change-36.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Ryan for boys and girls

Girls

3

0.8% in 2025 · data from 1997 to 2025

Boys

374

99.2% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Ryan in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys374#135
2025girls3#5926
2024boys416#132
2023boys447#116
2022boys475#116
2021boys569#106
2020boys590#101
2019boys649#95
2018boys696#91
2017boys817#83
2016boys855#81
2015boys955#69
Show full history (36 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys374#135
2025girls3#5926
2024boys416#132
2023boys447#116
2022boys475#116
2021boys569#106
2020boys590#101
2019boys649#95
2018boys696#91
2017boys817#83
2016boys855#81
2015boys955#69
2015girls3#5730
2014boys989#69
2013boys1,234#51
2012boys1,675#42
2011boys2,151#36
2011girls4#4764
2010boys2,489#30
2010girls5#4012
2009boys2,398#30
2008boys3,048#21
2007boys2,817#25
2006boys2,761#25
2005boys2,933#25
2004boys3,009#22
2004girls3#4598
2003boys3,147#22
2002boys3,344#20
2001boys3,758#18
2000boys4,271#15
1999boys5,080#11
1998boys4,992#12
1997boys5,631#9
1997girls6#2411
1996boys6,496#7

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Ryan’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-60.8%
Change since peak-94.2%