Ryo
Ryō is a unisex Japanese given name. It is sometimes romanized as Ryou, Ryoh, or Ryo.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Ryo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ryō is a unisex Japanese given name. It is sometimes romanized as Ryou, Ryoh, or Ryo.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Ryo
The earliest SSA record of Ryo as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 61 newborns named Ryo — #2,303 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Ryos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,524 among baby boy names with 54 births, rising sharply (+164% over the past five years). In total, more than 882 Ryos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ryo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ryo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ryō
- Ryou
Names that sound like Ryo
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About the name Ryo
Ryo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 882 births in the dataset. Ryo's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.