Ryu
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning dragon.
Babies a year
76
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
Ryu by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Ryu. In the US, 76 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 129 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ryu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.