Ryaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ry-AAN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Ryaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Ryaan mean?
Arabic: probably a spelling of Rayyan; can also be a form of Ryan
Rayyan is the gate of Paradise for those who fast; some parents intend the name as a spelling of Ryan.
Is Ryaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ryaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Ryaan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ryaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Ryaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Ryaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Ryaan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had fewer boys named Ryaan than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Ryaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Ryaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rayan, Aarav, Avyaan, Vihaan, Ayaan, Arjan, Rayyan, Yahya, Krishiv, Shivansh, Ivaan, Yuvraj
Names related to Ryaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ryaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryaan, updated 20 October 2026.