Ryan

Ryan \ryan, ry-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Ryan can also be used as a baby name girl name, however it is morefor boys. Its pronunciation is as RIYaeN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ryan: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Ryan?

Ryan is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. The name's meaning is descendant of Rian. The first name is derived from the Irish surname Ó Riain; the old Gaelic personal name Riain is of obscure origin, it could be of the Irish 'ri' (king). Ryan is a widely used name; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English include what does the name Rayan mean, Rhian meaning, Rhien meaning and origin, Rhyan meaning and origin, Rhyen name variations, Rhyne name popularity, name Rhyon meaning, name Rhyun origin, name Rian meaning, Rien name popularity, Rion meaning and origin, short names for Ryane, name Ryann, name Ryen meaning, Ryian pronounciation, meaning of Ryiann, meaning of Ryin, short names for Rylan, Ryland meaning and origin, Ryn meaning, Ryne meaning of name, name Rynn meaning, Ryuan name variations, and Ryyan name popularity. The contraction Ry pronounciation, and the variant spellings Ryon name popularity and name Ryun origin are other English forms. A variant of Ryan in other languages is nicknames for Ruyan (Spanish). Ryan is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1940s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked in 1985 with 1.555% of baby boys being given the name Ryan. It ranked at #12 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.584% and its ranking #23, however it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 6 times more boys were named Ryan than the next most popular name, Rylan name. Ryan has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys. In 2009, the name Ryan was given to 24 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Ryan:

• Actor Ryan Gosling, born 12 November 1980, London, Ontario, Canada
• Actor Ryan Phillippe, born 10 September 1974, New Castle, Delaware
• Actor Ryan Reynolds, born 23 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, born 30 December 1989, San Clemente, California
• TV Personality Ryan Seacrest, born 24 December 1974, Atlanta, Georgia.

List of baby names that sound like Ryan:

Rhian definition, baby name Rian, baby name Raaheim, Raam name popularity (Hebrew), short names for Racham (Hebrew), short names for Raemon, name Raemonn origin, Rahaeim meaning, meaning of Raham (English and Hebrew), short names for Rahan, name Rahane, name Raheam, Raheem definition (Arabic and English), short names for Raheim, name Rahiem, Rahim meaning (Arabic, English, and Iranian), name Rahime origin, meaning of Rahma, what does the name Rahmahn mean, and what does the name Rahman mean (Arabic and Turkish).

The baby name Ryan fun facts:

The name Ryan in reverse order is "Nayr".

The numerological value of the name Ryan is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Ryan?

Ryan is in the top names in USA.