How Many People Are Named Ryou?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Ryou. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Ryou peaked in popularity in 1997 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ryou 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 Ryou paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ryou is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1997
5 births
Total Registered
5
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ryou
Ryou is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ryou as a male name
Ranked #10,515 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1997 (5 births)
Ryou: Popularity Over Time
Ryou by Decade
How has Ryou 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Ryou + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryou as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ryou
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ryou: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryou?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Ryou 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Ryou a common name?
Ryou is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ryou most popular?
Ryou reached peak popularity in 1997, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ryou is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ryou a male name?
Ryou is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ryou Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ryou Smith, Ryou Johnson, Ryou 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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