How Many People Are Named Ryo?
An estimated 765 people in the United States have the first name Ryo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ryo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ryo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ryo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
765
About 1 in 448,045 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
61 births
Total Registered
778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ryo
Ryo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 778 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ryo as a male name
Ranked #2,327 in 2024
61 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (61 births)
Ryo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ryo span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 194 babies were registered. While Ryo is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ryo by Decade
How has Ryo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ryo by State
Birth registrations for Ryo span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, California. On average, about 61 Ryos were registered per state.
Ryo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ryo
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ryo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryo?
We estimate approximately 765 people named Ryo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 448,045 Americans share this first name.
Is Ryo a common name?
Ryo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ryo most popular?
Ryo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ryo is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ryo a male name?
Ryo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ryo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ryo Smith, Ryo Johnson, Ryo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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