boy's name
Ryo
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,143
Ryo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Ryo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 71 |
| 1990s | 194 |
| 2000s | 183 |
| 2010s | 184 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 180 |
How popular is Ryo?
In 2025, Ryo was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ryo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Ryo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ryô | Ryô is a rare spelling of Ryo, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ryo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ryo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ryo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ryo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ryo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ryo
How popular is the name Ryo?
In 2025, Ryo was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ryo a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ryo most popular?
Ryo peaked in 2024, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ryo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ryo currently ranks #2,490 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.