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boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Ryo

Meaning Ryō is a unisex Japanese given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,673 Trend ↑ Rising 170%

Ryō is a unisex Japanese given name.

Rank 2025
#2,673
among boys · ↓335 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Ryo · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,859
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
61 babies
All-time total
827
#5,789 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Ryo popularity over time

827 babies have been named Ryo since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 15 2 – #6,166
1980s 71 7 +373% #3,183
1990s 194 19 +173% #2,856
2000s 183 18 -6% #3,512
2010s 184 18 +1% #3,785
2020s (to 2025) 180 30 +63% #2,338

Where Ryo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 58 0.03 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 75 0.04 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 91 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Ryo

Ryo is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,673 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 827 American babies have been named Ryo. Its peak came in 2024, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ryo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ryo?

The median living Ryo is about 19 years old; half are between 7 and 29. An estimated 800 people named Ryo are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ryo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #2,673
2024 61 #2,338
2023 16 #5,872
2022 17 #5,593
2021 17 #5,514
2020 20 #4,833
2019 13 #6,706
2018 14 #6,274
2017 11 #7,455
2016 16 #5,741
2015 17 #5,473
2014 19 #5,027
2013 18 #5,134
2012 28 #3,785
2011 22 #4,478
2010 26 #3,970
2009 15 #6,029
2008 16 #5,720
2007 14 #6,201
2006 19 #4,824
2005 22 #4,161
2004 13 #6,075
2003 23 #3,823
2002 20 #4,155
2001 17 #4,639
2000 24 #3,512
1995 24 #3,005
1990 22 #2,943
1985 6 #6,385
1980 – –
1975 5 #6,166
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1880 – –

Famous people named Ryo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ryo Germain Ryo Germain Japanese footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ryo Nishikido Japanese singer and actor (born 1984) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ryo Miyaichi Ryo Miyaichi Japanese footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  4. 4 Ryo Matsumura Ryo Matsumura Japanese footballer b. 1994 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Ryo Kawasaki Ryo Kawasaki Japanese jazz guitarist (1947–2020) Contemporary
  6. 6 Ryo Hatsuse Ryo Hatsuse Japanese footballer (born 1997) Contemporary
  7. 7 Ryo Adachi Japanese footballer and manager b. 1969 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Ryo Nagai Japanese footballer b. 1991 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Ryo Kobayashi Japanese footballer b. 1982 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Ryo Okui Japanese footballer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Ryo Takano Japanese footballer b. 1994 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Ryo Takeuchi Japanese footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  13. 13 Ryo Sakai Japanese footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Ryo Kushino Japanese footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  15. 15 Ryo Shinzato Japanese footballer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Ryo Toyama Ryo Toyama Japanese footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  17. 17 Ryo Hiraide Japanese footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  18. 18 Ryo Takahashi Japanese footballer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Ryo Nishiguchi Japanese footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  20. 20 Ryo Fukudome Japanese footballer b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ryo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ryo?

The median living Ryo is about 19 years old. Half of all living Ryos are between 7 and 29 years old.

How many people named Ryo are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Ryo are alive in the United States, based on 827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ryo mean?

Ryō is a unisex Japanese given name.

How popular is the name Ryo in 2025?

Ryo ranked #2,673 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ryo?

827 babies have been named Ryo in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ryo most popular?

Ryo peaked in 2024, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Ryo a boy or girl name?

Ryo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ryo rising or falling?

Ryo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ryo become more popular?

Ryo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 91 boys named Ryo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ryo?

Well-known people named Ryo include Ryo Germain (soccer player), Ryo Nishikido (singer), Ryo Miyaichi (soccer player).

Names like Ryo

Names that sound and feel close to Ryo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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