Ryan Gosling
There are approximately 2 people named Ryan Gosling living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ryan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gosling. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Ryan
953K
Alive today
Named Gosling
788
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 953K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 33
Estimated bearers: 788
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #33,499
Per 100K: 0.23
Top ancestry: White (91.8%)
First name trend
Ryan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ryan. The peak year was 1985 with 30,479 births. The average person named Ryan today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gosling surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gosling, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.8%.
- White91.8%
- Black or African American3.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Unknown or suppressed0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ryan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2781% of the US population, based on 953,226 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gosling appears at a rate of 0.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Ryan Gosling. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Ryan
FAQ
Ryan Gosling: questions and answers
How many people are named Ryan Gosling?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Ryan Gosling. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2781%) with the surname frequency (0.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ryan Gosling?
We classify Ryan Gosling as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ryan a male or female name?
Ryan is predominantly male. Out of 987,785 total SSA registrations, 97.2% were male and 2.8% were female. See the full Ryan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.