NameTides

Ryu

Ryu was the #2,332 boys' name in the US in 2025 (59 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Ryu as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ryu as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ryu as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,332 (59)#2,664 (8)#2,527 (7)
2024#1,432 (127)#1,675 (15)#1,126 (21)
2023#2,014 (75)#3,113 (6)#1,496 (13)
2022#2,060 (73)#2,321 (9)#1,895 (9)
2021#1,943 (77)#3,017 (6)#2,491 (6)
2020#1,977 (72)#3,334 (5)#1,838 (9)
2019#2,110 (68)#2,728 (7)—
2018#2,417 (54)#3,959 (4)#1,682 (10)
2017#1,897 (76)#2,512 (8)#2,010 (8)
2016#1,991 (72)#2,804 (7)#1,346 (14)
2015#2,328 (56)#2,483 (8)#1,816 (9)
2014#1,959 (73)#4,632 (3)#1,778 (9)
2013#1,866 (76)#3,822 (4)#2,086 (7)
2012#1,314 (130)#2,458 (8)#1,102 (18)
2011#1,905 (73)#4,647 (3)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,432.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ryu is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ryu by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ryu (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Ryu (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RyuCanadaBoys#2,5277
RyuEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
RyuUSGirls—too few
RyuUSBoys#2,33259