Ryan-Junior
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-an-JOO-nee-a
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Ryan-Junior is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little king + younger”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ryan-Junior mean?
Irish: Ryan + Junior
“little king + younger”
Joins Ryan (Irish, “little king”) and Junior (English, “younger”).
Meanings borrowed from Ryan and Junior.
Is Ryan-Junior a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryan-Junior is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ryan-Junior in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ryan-Junior, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Ryan-Junior in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
Names like Ryan-Junior
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan, Rory, River, Finn, Oscar, Ronan, Cillian, Rian, Ronnie, Brody, Arthur, Reggie
More Irish names
Maeve, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Kevin, Kian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ryan-Junior: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryan-junior, updated 20 October 2026.