Is Ryu a boy or girl name?
Ryu is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Ryu, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 1,629 US babies named Ryu were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,449
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ryu since 1985
- 1,629
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 130 babies
Boys and girls named Ryu, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,077 | 5 | #17,302 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 76 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 130 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,427 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,110 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,892 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,318 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,698 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,301 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,384 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ryu reached #1,320 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #17,302 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ryu
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.