Ryann
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-un
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #1,285 for girls
Ryann is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little king”. In 2025 it ranked 1,285th for girls in the US (174 babies).
What does Ryann mean?
Irish: feminine spelling of Ryan, from Ó Riain
“little king”
A girls' spelling of Ryan, from the Irish surname Ó Riain, 'descendant of Rian'.
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Is Ryann a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryann is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 174 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Ryann in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Ryann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ryann in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,285th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 174 about 1 in 9,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 174 girls in the US were named Ryann, making it the 1,285th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 782nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 408 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971. 10 boys were also named Ryann in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ryann than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Ryann in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 646 girls in the US were given Ryann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #491, up from #1,285 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 95% of the babies named Ryann in the US were girls.
Ryann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | #1,285 |
| 2024 | 199 | #1,193 |
| 2023 | 251 | #1,008 |
| 2022 | 274 | #971 |
| 2021 | 320 | #855 |
| 2020 | 347 | #782 |
| 2019 | 398 | #717 |
| 2018 | 356 | #765 |
| 2017 | 351 | #783 |
| 2016 | 345 | #831 |
| 2015 | 332 | #844 |
| 2014 | 274 | #972 |
| 2013 | 251 | #996 |
| 2012 | 345 | #789 |
| 2011 | 330 | #812 |
| 2010 | 302 | #879 |
| 2009 | 356 | #795 |
| 2008 | 330 | #850 |
| 2007 | 362 | #795 |
| 2006 | 408 | #695 |
| 2005 | 381 | #717 |
| 2004 | 370 | #719 |
| 2003 | 313 | #788 |
| 2002 | 238 | #939 |
| 2001 | 237 | #935 |
| 2000 | 265 | #839 |
| 1999 | 260 | #829 |
| 1998 | 207 | #974 |
| 1997 | 205 | #963 |
| 1996 | 180 | #1,034 |
| 1995 | 171 | #1,046 |
| 1994 | 130 | #1,301 |
| 1993 | 142 | #1,220 |
| 1992 | 118 | #1,389 |
| 1991 | 120 | #1,354 |
| 1990 | 152 | #1,133 |
| 1989 | 174 | #988 |
| 1988 | 137 | #1,117 |
| 1987 | 142 | #1,075 |
| 1986 | 119 | #1,187 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 90 | #1,343 |
| 1983 | 93 | #1,303 |
| 1982 | 98 | #1,293 |
| 1981 | 101 | #1,271 |
| 1980 | 115 | #1,169 |
| 1979 | 87 | #1,410 |
| 1978 | 125 | #1,063 |
| 1977 | 86 | #1,331 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
Nicknames for Ryann
Names like Ryann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Finn, Aiden, Declan, Conan, Keegan, Regan, Kian, Brayden, Rogan, Brogan, Kayden
Other spellings of Ryann
Names related to Ryann
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Ryann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryann, updated 20 October 2026.