Is Ryu a boy or girl name?

Ryu is a boy’s name. Of the 1,690 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Ryu

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Ryu was most popular in 2012, when 130 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,915 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,690 people named Ryu.

Ryu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ryu’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ryu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ryu is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 1,690 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% 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 Ryu

Where Ryu 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