Rhyan

Boy · RY-an · Irish

Rhyan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “possibly little king”. In 2025 it ranked 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).

What does Rhyan mean?

Irish: spelling variant of Ryan, from the surname Ó Riain

“possibly little king”

Ryan comes from the Irish surname Ó Riain; the link to rí, 'king', is traditional but uncertain.

Say it: RY-an

Is Rhyan a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls and 16 boys in the US.

How popular is Rhyan in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 15 boys.

Half of all the boys named Rhyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2008, 12% of the babies named Rhyan in the UK were girls.

1996Busiest: 15 in 20082022

Rhyan in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2022	3	#5,017
2021	0	–
2020	0	–
2019	0	–
2018	4	#4,169
2017	0	–
2016	3	#5,015
2015	0	–
2014	6	#3,125
2013	3	#4,884
2012	3	#4,999
2011	8	#2,503
2010	11	#2,013
2009	14	#1,674
2008	15	#1,547
2007	10	#1,987
2006	4	#3,522
2005	13	#1,522
2004	6	#2,399
2003	9	#1,723
2002	9	#1,594
2001	5	#2,326
2000	9	#1,503
1999	12	#1,188
1998	10	#1,346
1997	10	#1,319
1996	9	#1,394

How popular is Rhyan in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,249among girls
Babies in 2025: 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 54% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Rhyan, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,668th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 165 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 16 boys were also named Rhyan in 2025 (5,606th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Rhyan than any year since 1998.

Half of all the girls named Rhyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 646 girls in the US were given Rhyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #491, up from #3,249 for this spelling alone.

Ryan 393
Ryann 174
Rhyan 48
Ryen 15
Rhyann 11
Rhyen 5

In 1985, 29% of the babies named Rhyan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 75%, with more girls than boys since 1997.

1975Busiest: 165 in 20182025

Rhyan in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	48	#3,249
2024	64	#2,694
2023	83	#2,244
2022	103	#1,930
2021	133	#1,577
2020	123	#1,668
2019	136	#1,569
2018	165	#1,367
2017	153	#1,465
2016	119	#1,743
2015	102	#1,964
2014	105	#1,908
2013	83	#2,236
2012	111	#1,823
2011	127	#1,666
2010	109	#1,860
2009	140	#1,602
2008	141	#1,605
2007	113	#1,859
2006	119	#1,743
2005	101	#1,910
2004	66	#2,523
2003	70	#2,365
2002	66	#2,411
2001	71	#2,255
2000	52	#2,773
1999	58	#2,468
1998	35	#3,423
1997	33	#3,445
1996	23	#4,448
1995	17	#5,434
1994	17	#5,440
1993	14	#6,257
1992	22	#4,521
1991	17	#5,393
1990	18	#5,055
1989	11	#6,949
1988	17	#4,835
1987	16	#4,853
1986	23	#3,643
1985	12	#5,676
1984	9	#6,808
1983	11	#5,822
1982	5	#10,514
1981	8	#7,407
1980	10	#6,318
1979	7	#8,059
1978	6	#8,560
1977	0	–
1976	0	–
1975	5	#9,065

Names like Rhyan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ronan Aiden Declan Ryan Finn Kian Regan Keegan Conan Kayden Brayden Brody

Other spellings of Rhyan

Ryan Ryann Ryen Rhyann Rhyen

Names related to Rhyan

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