Is Ryon a boy or girl name?

Ryon is a boy’s name. Of the 2,026 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Ryon

Recorded 1962–2024 · United States

Ryon was most popular in 1989, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,001 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,026 people named Ryon.

Ryon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ryon’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ryon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ryon is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 2,026 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ryon

Where Ryon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org