Ryan (given name)
Not to be confused with
Rayan .
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan , which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían (Irish : Rián ).[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] University College Dublin , "Rian, like Niall , seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."[ 4]
Popularity
Ireland
The popularity of "Ryan" as a name for newborn children in Ireland was ranked at No. 10 in 2005 and No. 14 in 2006.[ 5] Irish spellings of the name, Rian Old Irish : Rían ), had overtaken Ryan in popularity on the Irish charts.[ 6]
United Kingdom
In Scotland , "Ryan" was the most popular name given to newborn boys every year from 1994 to 1998.[ 7]
In Northern Ireland , "Ryan" did not appear in the top ten most common male names for newborns in 1975, but was in the top five from 2000 to 2003.[ 8]
In England and Wales , records suggest less popularity for the name than in other parts of the UK, ranking at No. 21 in 2003 and 2004 before dropping to No. 25 from 2005 to 2007.[ 9]
United States
"Ryan" appeared in the top 20 male given names in the U.S. for 30 years between 1976 and 2006, having previously appeared in the top 1,000 for the first time in 1946 before steadily gaining popularity over the next three decades.[ 10] [ 11]
List of people with the given name Ryan
Male
Ryan Adams (born 1974), American musicianRyan Adams (born 1993), American rapperRyan Adeleye (born 1985), Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for Hapoel Ashkelon Ryan Agoncillo (born 1979), Filipino actor and TV personalityRyan Aguilar (born 1994), American baseball playerRyan Amador , American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocateRyan Anderson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Anthony (1969–2020), American trumpet playerRyan Babel (born 1986), Dutch football playerRyan Bailey (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Bang (born 1991), South Korean entertainer based in the PhilippinesRyan Bastinac (born 1991), Australian rules footballerRyan Bates (born 1997), American football playerRyan Battaglia (born 1992), Australian professional baseball playerRyan Bell (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Benjamin (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Bertrand (born 1989), English professional association football playerRyan Bethea (born 1967), American football playerRyan Binse (born 1984), American film producerRyan Blaney (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Borucki (born 1994), American baseball playerRyan Brasier (born 1987), American baseball playerRyan Braun (born 1983), American All-Star Major League Baseball playerRyan Briscoe (born 1981), Australian-American professional racing driverRyan Broekhoff (born 1990), Australian basketballerRyan Brooks (born 1988), American basketballerRyan Burr (born 1978), American sports television journalistRyan Burr (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball playerRyan Cabrera (born 1982), American pop rock singer and musicianRyan Campbell (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Cartwright (born 1981), English actorRyan Castellani (born 1996), American baseball playerRyan Cayabyab (born 1954), Filipino musician and composerRyan Choi (fencer) (born 1997), Hong Kong fencerRyan Choi (musician) (born 1984), composer and multi-instrumentalistRyan Christenson (born 1974), American baseball player and coachRyan Conbeer (born 1999), Welsh rugby union playerRyan Connelly (born 1995), American football playerRyan Coogler (born 1986), American directorRyan Coughlin (born 1973), Canadian football playerRyan Dalziel (born 1982), British professional racing driverRyan Davies (1937–1977), Welsh EntertainerRyan Davies (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketerRyan Davis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan de Villiers (born 1992), South African actorRyan Dillon (born 1988), American puppeteerRyan Donaldson (born 1991), English footballerRyan Drummond (born 1973), American voice actor, actor, singer and comedianRyan Dull (born 1989), American professional baseball playerRyan Dunn (1977–2011), American actor in TV show Jackass Ryan Edmondson (born 2001), English footballerRyan Eggold (born 1984), American actorRyan Eigenmann (born 1978), Filipino actorRyan Esson (born 1980), Scottish goalkeeperRyan Evans , basketball playerRyan Feltner (born 1996), American baseball playerRyan Finley (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Fitzpatrick (born 1982), American football playerRyan Flaherty (born 1986), American baseball player and coachRyan Flournoy (born 1999), American football playerRyan Fuller (born 1990), American baseball coachRyan Fulton (born 1996), Scottish footballerRyan Getzlaf (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey playerRyan Giggs (born 1973), Welsh football manager and former playerRyan Glasgow (born 1993), American football playerRyan Gosling (born 1980), Canadian actorRyan Hale (born 1975), American football playerRyan Hall (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Harris (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Harrison (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Harwood (born 1991), Australian rules footballerRyan Hayes (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Helsley (born 1994), American baseball playerRyan Hendrix (born 1994), American baseball playerRyan Higa (born 1990), American YouTuberRyan T. Higgins , American children's book authorRyan Howard (born 1979), American All Star Major League Baseball playerRyan Hunter-Reay (born 1979), American professional racing driverRyan Izzo (born 1995), American football playerRyan Jeffers (born 1997), American baseball playerRyan Jimmo (1981–2016), Canadian mixed martial arts fighterRyan Johnson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Jones (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Kalil (born 1985), American football playerRyan Kalish (born 1988), American Major League Baseball playerRyan Kalkbrenner (born 2002), American basketball playerRyan Kelly (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Kent (born 1996), English footballerRyan Kerrigan (born 1988), American football playerRyan Kesler (born 1984), American ice hockey playerRyan Kreidler (born 1997), American baseball playerRyan Lavarnway (born 1987), American Major League Baseball playerRyan Leaf (born 1976), American football playerRyan Lee (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballerRyan Lethlean (born 2002), Australian footballerRyan Lewis (born 1988), American musicianRyan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball playerRyan Lochte (born 1984), American swimmerRyan Longwell (born 1974), American football playerRyan Malone (born 1979), American ice hockey playerRyan Marks , American men's college basketball coachRyan Martinez (born 1987), American mixed martial artistRyan Martinie (born 1975), American musicianRyan McCann (born 1981), Scottish footballerRyan McCollum (born 1998), American football playerRyan McCurdy (born 1991), Northern Irish footballerRyan McKenna , multiple peopleRyan McMahon (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Merriman (born 1983), American actorRoyce da 5'9" (born Ryan Daniel Montgomery in 1977), American rapper and songwriterRyan Moore (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Morgan (born 1990), Australian rugby league playerRyan Mountcastle (born 1997), American baseball playerRyan Nall (born 1995), American football playerRyan do Nascimento Ramos (born 1992), Brazilian footballer, known simply as RyanRyan Navarro (born 1994), American football playerRyan Neal (born 1995), American football playerRyan Neiswender (born 1994), American wheelchair basketball playerRyan Nelsen (born 1977), New Zealand footballerRyan Newman (born 1977), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Nielsen (born 1979), American football coachRyan Noda (born 1996), American professional baseball playerRyan Nugent-Hopkins (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey playerRyan Ochoa (born 1996), American actorRyan O'Hearn (born 1993), American baseball playerRyan O'Malley (born 1980), American Major League Baseball playerRyan O'Malley (American football) (born 1993), American football playerRyan O'Nan (born 1982), an American actor, writer, and directorRyan O'Neal (1941–2023), American actorRyan O'Reilly (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey playerRyan Palmer , American professional golferRyan Pardey (born 1979), American musician, singer, songwriter and DJRyan Pepiot (born 1997), American baseball playerRyan Phillippe (born 1974), American actorRyan Pickett (born 1979), American football playerRyan Pickett (filmmaker) , American film directorRyan Pinney (born 1980), American Para-cyclistRyan Potter (born 1995), American actorRyan Powell (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Preece (born 1990), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Pressly (born 1988), American baseball playerRyan Ramczyk (born 1994), American football playerRyan Ramos (born 1985), Filipino actor, host and sportscasterRyan Reed (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Spencer Reed (born 1979), American social documentary photographerRyan Reeves (born 1981), birth name of American professional wrestler Ryback ReevesRyan Rehkow (born 1998), American football playerRyan Rems (born 1978), Filipino comedian and TV personalityRyan Reynolds (born 1976), Canadian-American actorRyan Max Riley (born 1979), American World Cup skier and humoristRyan Roberts (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Ross (born 1986), American musicianRyan Rowland-Smith (born 1983), Australian baseball playerRyan Samsel , American arrested for his participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack Ryan Seacrest (born 1974), American radio and television personalityRyan Searle (born 1989), Australian baseball playerRyan Sheckler (born 1989), American professional skateboarderRyan Sherriff (born 1990), American Major League Baseball playerRyan Shields (born 1983), Jamaican sprinter from Chicago, IllinoisRyan Sieg (born 1987), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Simpkins (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian Rugby League playerRyan Sitton (born 1975), Texas politicianRyan Skipper (1981–2007), American murder victimRyan Slowik , American football coach (son of Bob Slowik)Ryan Smyth (born 1976), former Canadian NHL ice hockey playerRyan Star (born 1978), American singer-songwriterRyan Stiles (born 1959), American comedianRyan Suter (born 1985), American ice hockey playerRyan Switzer (born 1994), American football playerRyan Tafazolli (born 1991), English footballerRyan Tannehill (born 1988), American football playerRyan Taylor (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Teague (born 2002), Australian footballerRyan Tedder (born 1979), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producerRyan ten Doeschate (born 1980), Dutch cricketerRyan Tepera (born 1987), American baseball playerRyan Thomas (born 1984), English actorRyan Thompson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Trahan (born 1998), American YouTuberRyan Truex (born 1992), American professional stock car racing driverRyan Tubridy (born 1973), Irish broadcasterRyan Turell (born 1999), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ryan Van Dyke (born 1980), American football playerRyan Vail (born 1986), American long-distance runnerRyan Vilade (born 1999), American baseball playerRyan Walter (born 1958), Canadian former professional ice hockey playerRyan Warsofsky (born 1987), American NHL ice hockey coachRyan Waters , American mountaineer, guide, polar adventurer and speakerRyan Weathers (born 1999), American baseball playerRyan Weber (born 1990), American baseball playerRyan Wetnight (1970–2020), American football playerRyan Wheeler (born 1988), American Major League Baseball playerRyan White (1971–1990), American AIDS activistRyan Williams (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRyan Wingo (born 2006), American football playerRyan Winslow (born 1994), American football playerRyan Yarbrough (born 1991), American baseball playerRyan Zeferjahn (born 1998), American baseball player
Female
Ryan Kiera Armstrong (born 2010), American actressRyan Michelle Bathe (born 1976), American actorRyan Carlyle (born 1989), American rugby sevens playerRyan N. Dennis , American curator and writerRyan Destiny (born 1995), American singer and actorRyan Gareis (born 1998), American professional soccer playerRyan Haddon (born 1971), American journalist and television producerRyan Lai , Taiwanese comics author and illustratorRyan Ashley Malarkey (born 1986/1987), American tattoo artistRyan Newman (born 1998), American actor, singer, and modelRyan Santiago (born 1994), American singer and songwriterRyan Shamrock (born 1979), American professional wrestling valetRyan Starr (born 1982), American singer and actorRyan Torrero (born 1990), American-Chilean professional soccer goalkeeper and model.Ryan Tyler (born 1973), American country music artistRyan Williams (disambiguation) , multiple people
Non-binary
Ryan Ken (born 1991 or 1992), American writer, actor, and comedianRyan Simpkins (born 1998), American actor
Fictional characters
Ryan Atwood , a troubled teenager on the television series The O.C. Ryan Chappelle , a government agent on the series 24 Ryan Hardy , former FBI agent on The Following Ryan Howard (The Office) , a character on The Office Ryan Laserbeam , on True Jackson VP Ryan Lavery , a father on the American daytime drama All My Children Ryan O'Reily , an inmate on the prison drama Oz Ryan Sinclair , a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the series Doctor Who Ryan Spalding , a character in Grey's Anatomy Brandon Scott Ryan Steele , from VR Troopers Ryan Mitchell , from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Ryan Stone , an astronaut in the film Gravity Ryan Miller in the animated TV series Louds
Ryan Wolfe (CSI: Miami) , from CSI: Miami Ryan Choi , from DC Ryan, a lion who is a popular figure of the Kakao Friends in South Korea
Ryan, a purple tank locomotive in the British children's TV show Thomas & Friends
Ryan Wilder , the second Batwoman in the Arrowverse
Other
See also
References
^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names , Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press , p. 355, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ Smith, Elsdon C. (1969). American Surnames 88 . ISBN 0-8063-1150-9 ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda; Satran, Pamela Redmond (2002). Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names 419 . ISBN 0-312-98368-9 ^ a b MacLysaght, Edward (1964). A Guide to Irish Surnames . Helicon. p. 15. ^ "Top 25 Baby Names" . Births, Deaths and Marriages . Central Statistics Office . 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-16 .^ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (3 March 2022). "The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland" . thejournal.ie . The Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2022 . ^ "The top names: year by year" . National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 22 September 2015 .^ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . 2004-01-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-14 . (Consult tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000-2003", the latter showing ranks of 5, 3, 4, 3 for 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively) ^ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales" . National Statistics Online . Office for National Statistics . 2007-12-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-02-16 .^ "Popular baby names" . Social Security Administration . 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2008-02-16 . (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan – male – 100 years) ^ "Popular baby names" . Social Security Administration . 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24 . (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan – female – 2000 and later)
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