Ryin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-an
- Origin
- Irish
Ryin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ryin mean?
Irish: spelling of Ryan; from the surname Ó Riain
“little king”
From the Irish surname Ó Riain, descendant of Rian, one of the most widespread surnames in Ireland.
Meaning borrowed from Ryan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ryin a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryin is a boys' name.
How popular is Ryin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Ryin in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Ryin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rumi, Tru, Yug, Mikko, Kairo, Ryu, Zuko, Kota, Loki, Hiro, Ryo, Yuri
Names related to Ryin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
Sources
Figures from 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, “Ryin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryin, updated 20 October 2026.