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'''Ryan ''' is a ] meaning "little king". While mostly used on boys, Ryan has been used on girls in the United States since the 1970s (e.g. ], ]).<ref name="FemRyan"/> The name originated in ], presumably from the ].{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
'''Ryan''' is an English-language ] of ] origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname ], which in turn comes from the ] name Rían ({{langx|ga|Rián}}).<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=] | location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=355}}</ref> Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "champion" and "little king",<ref name="Smith">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Elsdon C. |title=American Surnames |date=1969 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company |location=Baltimore |isbn=0-8063-1150-9 |page= |url=https://archive.org/details/americansurnames0000smit/page/88 }}</ref><ref name="Rosenkrantz">{{cite book |last1=Rosenkrantz |first1=Linda |last2=Satran |first2=Pamela Redmond |title=Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names |date=2002 |publisher=St. Martin's Paperbacks |location=New York |isbn=0-312-98368-9 |page= |url=https://archive.org/details/babynamesnow00lind/page/419 }}</ref> but the original meaning is unknown.<ref name="MacLysaght">{{cite book |last1=MacLysaght |first1=Edward |title=A Guide to Irish Surnames |date=1964 |publisher=Helicon |page=15}}</ref> According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at ], "Rian, like ], seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."<ref name="MacLysaght"/>


==Popularity== == Popularity ==
;Ireland ===Ireland===
The popularity of "Ryan" as a name for newborn children in ] was ranked at No. 10 in 2005 and No. 14 in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cso.ie/statistics/top_babies_names.htm |title=Top 25 Baby Names |date=2008-01-28 |access-date=2008-02-16 |work=Births, Deaths and Marriages |publisher=]}}</ref> By 2021, the ]s of the name, {{lang|ga|]|italics=no}} (and {{langx|sga|Rían|italics=no}}), had overtaken Ryan in popularity on the Irish charts.<ref>{{cite web
For ], information is available for 2005 and 2006, which shows a popularity rank of 12<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>, respectively, for use of "Ryan" as a male given name for newborn children.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.cso.ie/statistics/top_babies_names.htm | url = https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-baby-names-2021-5698411-Mar2022/
| title = Top 25 Baby Names | date = 2008-01-28 | accessdate = 2008-02-16 | title = The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland
| last = Ó Séaghdha
| work = Births, Deaths and Marriages | publisher = ]
| first = Darach
}}</ref>
| date = 3 March 2022
| website = thejournal.ie
| publisher = The Journal
| access-date = 23 May 2022
| quote = }} </ref>


;United Kingdom ===United Kingdom===
In ] of the 1990's, "Ryan" was the most popular forename of the decade; this popularity is recent, as "Ryan" apparently was not in use in 1900, ranked between 100 and 250 in 1950, and appears at rank 64 in 1975.<ref>{{cite web In ], "Ryan" was the most popular name given to newborn boys every year from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names/how-the-top-names-have-changed/the-top-names-year-by-year |title=The top names: year by year |access-date=22 September 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> This increase in popularity is fairly recent as records show that "Ryan" was barely in use in 1900, then was later ranked between No. 100 and No. 250 in 1950, and finally climbed to No. 64 in 1975.
| url = http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/popular-forenames-in-scotland-1900-2000.html
| title = Popular Forenames in Scotland 1900-2000 | date = 2001-01-04 | accessdate = 2008-02-16
| work = Occasional papers | publisher = ]
| quote = Ryan was the most popular name for boys for five years, 1994 - 1998. (see also Table 5)
}}</ref> In ], "Ryan" appeared among the top-five most commonly selected male names for newborns in 2000&ndash;2003, but did not appear among the top-ten in 1975.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
| publisher = ]
| date = 2004-01-02 | accessdate = 2008-02-14
| url = http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf | format = PDF
| quote = (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)
}}</ref> In ] and ], data for 2003&ndash;2007 is available, which suggest somewhat less popularity of "Ryan" than in other parts of the UK, having a rank of 21 in 2003 and 2004 then dropping to 25 in 2005&ndash;2007.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
| title = Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales | date = 2007-12-19 | accessdate = 2008-02-16
| work = National Statistics Online | publisher = ]
}}</ref>


In ], "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.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003 |publisher=] | date=2004-01-02 |access-date=2008-02-14 |url=http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf |format=PDF |quote=(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) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-29 }}</ref>
;United States
"Ryan" as a male given name has persisted in popularity for the thirty-year period of 1976&ndash;2006 in the 10<sup>th</sup> to 20<sup>th</sup> rank; the name appeared in the top-thousand for the first time in 1946 and gained steadily in popularity until leveling off in the 1970's.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | title = Popular baby names
| date = 2007-05-11 | accessdate = 2008-02-16 | publisher = ]
| quote = (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - male - 100 years)
}}</ref> The popularity of "Ryan" as a female given name is an order of magnitude less than that as a male name; the name first appeared in the top-thousand in 1974 and has remained there since, fluctuating widely from year to year but never breaching the rank of 300.<ref name="FemRyan">{{cite web
| url = http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | title = Popular baby names
| date = 2007-05-11 | accessdate = 2008-02-16 | publisher = ]
| quote = (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - female - 100 years)
}}</ref>


In ] and ], 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp |title=Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales |date=2007-12-19 |access-date=2008-02-16 |work=National Statistics Online |publisher=] |archive-date=2011-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522193009/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}


===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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title=Popular baby names |date=2007-05-11 |access-date=2008-02-16 |publisher=] | quote=(Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan – male – 100 years)}}</ref> The name gained popularity for girls in the 1970s, having first appeared in this capacity in the top 1,000 in 1974, and has remained in the top 1,000 since then; in 2018, it was ranked at No. 364 on a list of the most popular girls' names.<ref name="FemRyan">{{cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title=Popular baby names |date=2018-06-24 |access-date=2018-06-24 |publisher=] | quote=(Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan – female – 2000 and later)}}</ref>

== List of people with the given name Ryan ==
=== Male ===
*] (born 1974), American musician
*] (born 1993), American rapper
*] (born 1985), Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for ]
*] (born 1979), Filipino actor and TV personality
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*], American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocate
*], multiple people
*] (1969–2020), American trumpet player
*] (born 1986), Dutch football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1991), South Korean entertainer based in the Philippines
*] (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
*] (born 1997), American football player
*] (born 1992), Australian professional baseball player
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1989), English professional association football player
*] (born 1967), American football player
*] (born 1984), American film producer
*] (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (born 1987), American baseball player
*] (born 1983), American All-Star Major League Baseball player
*] (born 1981), Australian-American professional racing driver
*] (born 1990), Australian basketballer
*] (born 1988), American basketballer
*] (born 1978), American sports television journalist
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (born 1982), American ] singer and musician
*], multiple people
*] (born 1981), English actor
*] (born 1996), American baseball player
*] (born 1954), Filipino musician and composer
*] (born 1997), Hong Kong fencer
*] (born 1984), composer and multi-instrumentalist
*] (born 1974), American baseball player and coach
*] (born 1999), Welsh rugby union player
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1986), American director
*] (born 1973), Canadian football player
*] (born 1982), British professional racing driver
*] (1937–1977), Welsh Entertainer
*] (born 1981), English cricketer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1992), South African actor
*] (born 1988), American puppeteer
*] (born 1991), English footballer
*] (born 1973), American voice actor, actor, singer and comedian
*] (born 1989), American professional baseball player
*] (1977–2011), American actor in TV show '']'' and stuntman
*] (born 2001), English footballer
*] (born 1984), American actor
*] (born 1978), Filipino actor
*] (born 1980), Scottish goalkeeper
*], basketball player
*] (born 1996), American baseball player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1982), American football player
*] (born 1986), American baseball player and coach
*] (born 1999), American football player
*] (born 1990), American baseball coach
*] (born 1996), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
*] (born 1973), Welsh football manager and former player
*] (born 1993), American football player
*] (born 1980), Canadian actor
*] (born 1975), American football player
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
*], multiple people
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (born 1990), American YouTuber
*], American children's book author
*] (born 1979), American All Star Major League Baseball player
*] (born 1979), American professional racing driver
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1997), American baseball player
*] (1981–2016), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1985), American football player
*] (born 1988), American Major League Baseball player
*] (born 2002), American basketball player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1996), English footballer
*] (born 1988), American football player
*] (born 1984), American ice hockey player
*] (born 1997), American baseball player
*] (born 1987), American Major League Baseball player
*] (born 1976), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
*] (born 2002), Australian footballer
*] (born 1988), American musician
*] (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player
*] (born 1984), American swimmer
*] (born 1974), American football player
*] (born 1979), American ice hockey player
*], American men's college basketball coach
*] (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
*] (born 1975), American musician
*] (born 1981), Scottish footballer
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 1991), Northern Irish footballer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1983), American actor
*] (born Ryan Daniel Montgomery in 1977), American rapper and songwriter
*], multiple people
*] (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
*] (born 1997), American baseball player
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1992), Brazilian footballer, known simply as Ryan
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 1995), American football player
*] (born 1994), American wheelchair basketball player
*] (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
*] (born 1977), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1979), American football coach
*] (born 1996), American professional baseball player
*] (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
*] (born 1996), American actor
*] (born 1993), American baseball player
*] (born 1980), American Major League Baseball player
*] (born 1993), American football player
*] (born 1982), an American actor, writer, and director
*] (1941–2023), American actor
*] (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
*], American professional golfer
*] (born 1979), American musician, singer, songwriter and DJ
*] (born 1997), American baseball player
*] (born 1974), American actor
*] (born 1979), American football player
*], American film director
*] (born 1980), American Para-cyclist
*] (born 1995), American actor
*], multiple people
*] (born 1990), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1988), American baseball player
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 1985), Filipino actor, host and sportscaster
*] (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1979), American social documentary photographer
*] (born 1981), birth name of American professional wrestler Ryback Reeves
*] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 1978), Filipino comedian and TV personality
*] (born 1976), Canadian-American actor
*] (born 1979), American World Cup skier and humorist
*], multiple people
*] (born 1986), American musician
*] (born 1983), Australian baseball player
*], American arrested for his participation in the ]
*] (born 1974), American radio and television personality
*] (born 1989), Australian baseball player
*] (born 1989), American professional skateboarder
*] (born 1990), American Major League Baseball player
*] (born 1983), Jamaican sprinter from Chicago, Illinois
*] (born 1987), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
*] (born 1975), Texas politician
*] (1981–2007), American murder victim
*], American football coach (son of Bob Slowik)
*] (born 1976), former Canadian NHL ice hockey player
*] (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
*] (born 1959), American comedian
*] (born 1985), American ice hockey player
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 1991), English footballer
*] (born 1988), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 2002), Australian footballer
*] (born 1979), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
*] (born 1980), Dutch cricketer
*] (born 1987), American baseball player
*] (born 1984), English actor
*], multiple people
*] (born 1998), American YouTuber
*] (born 1992), American professional stock car racing driver
*] (born 1973), Irish broadcaster
*] (born 1999), American basketball player in the ]
*] (born 1980), American football player
*] (born 1986), American long-distance runner
*] (born 1999), American baseball player
*] (born 1958), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
*] (born 1987), American NHL ice hockey coach
*], American mountaineer, guide, polar adventurer and speaker
*] (born 1999), American baseball player
*] (born 1990), American baseball player
*] (1970–2020), American football player
*] (born 1988), American Major League Baseball player
*] (1971–1990), American AIDS activist
*], multiple people
*] (born 2006), American football player
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 1991), American baseball player
*] (born 1998), American baseball player

=== Female ===
*] (born 2010), American actress
*] (born 1976), American actor
*] (born 1989), American rugby sevens player
*], American curator and writer
*] (born 1995), American singer and actor
*] (born 1998), American professional soccer player
*] (born 1971), American journalist and television producer
*], Taiwanese comics author and illustrator
*] (born 1986/1987), American tattoo artist
*] (born 1998), American actor, singer, and model
*] (born 1994), American singer and songwriter
*] (born 1979), American professional wrestling valet
*] (born 1982), American singer and actor
*] (born 1990), American-Chilean professional soccer goalkeeper and model.
*] (born 1973), American country music artist
*], multiple people

=== Non-binary ===
*] (born 1991 or 1992), American writer, actor, and comedian
*] (born 1998), American actor

== Fictional characters ==
* ], a troubled teenager on the television series ''The O.C.''
* ], a government agent on the series '']''
* ], former FBI agent on ''The Following''
* ], a character on ''The Office''
* ], on ''True Jackson VP''
* ], a father on the American daytime drama ''All My Children''
* ], an inmate on the prison drama ''Oz''
* ], a companion of the ] in the series '']''
* ], a character in '']'', portrayed by ]
* ], from ''VR Troopers''
* ], from ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue''
* ], an astronaut in the film '']''
* Ryan Miller in the animated TV series '']''
* ], from '']''
* ], from ]
* Ryan, a lion who is a popular figure of the ] in South Korea
* Ryan, a purple tank locomotive in the British children's TV show '']''
* ], the second ] in the ]

== Other ==
*], a 2012 crime perpetrated by Shayna Hubers in Kentucky
*], a Category 4 typhoon from August 30 to September 11

== See also ==
*]
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*]
*]
*], given name and surname
*]

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 30 December 2024

Not to be confused with Rayan.
Ryan
Pronunciation/ˈraɪən/ RY-ən
GenderUnisex (mostly male)
Language(s)English (via Irish)
Origin
Language(s)Old Irish
Word/nameRian (Old Irish)
MeaningUnknown
Region of originIreland
Other names
Alternative spelling
Related namesRyland, Rylan

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). Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "champion" and "little king", but the original meaning is unknown. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, "Rian, like Niall, seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."

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. By 2021, the Irish spellings of the name, Rian (and Old Irish: Rían), had overtaken Ryan in popularity on the Irish charts.

United Kingdom

In Scotland, "Ryan" was the most popular name given to newborn boys every year from 1994 to 1998. This increase in popularity is fairly recent as records show that "Ryan" was barely in use in 1900, then was later ranked between No. 100 and No. 250 in 1950, and finally climbed to No. 64 in 1975.

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.

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.

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. The name gained popularity for girls in the 1970s, having first appeared in this capacity in the top 1,000 in 1974, and has remained in the top 1,000 since then; in 2018, it was ranked at No. 364 on a list of the most popular girls' names.

List of people with the given name Ryan

Male

Female

Non-binary

  • Ryan Ken (born 1991 or 1992), American writer, actor, and comedian
  • Ryan Simpkins (born 1998), American actor

Fictional characters

Other

See also

References

  1. 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
  2. Smith, Elsdon C. (1969). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 88. ISBN 0-8063-1150-9.
  3. Rosenkrantz, Linda; Satran, Pamela Redmond (2002). Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. p. 419. ISBN 0-312-98368-9.
  4. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1964). A Guide to Irish Surnames. Helicon. p. 15.
  5. "Top 25 Baby Names". Births, Deaths and Marriages. Central Statistics Office. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  6. 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.
  7. "The top names: year by year". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  8. "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)
  9. "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.
  10. "Popular baby names". Social Security Administration. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2008-02-16. (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan – male – 100 years)
  11. "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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