Ryana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ry-AN-ah
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Ryana is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “little king”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Ryana mean?
Irish: spelling of Ryanna; feminine of Ryan, from Ó Riain
“little king”
A feminine form of Ryan, from the Irish surname Ó Riain, 'descendant of Rían'.
Meaning borrowed from Ryanna.
Is Ryana a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ryana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Ryana, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Ryana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
How popular is Ryana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Ryana in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Ryana
Names like Ryana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Keira Sienna Orla Brianna Anaya Riona Rowan Maeva Nevaeh Cassidy Aoife
Names related to Ryana
Rayna Rania Raina Rana Reyna Ranya Riana Rayn Ryan Ryann Rhyan Riyan
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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, “Ryana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryana, updated 20 October 2026.