Ryon
Boy · RY-an · Irish
Ryon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ryon 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.
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- RY-an
Meaning borrowed from Ryan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ryon a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryon is a boys' name.
How popular is Ryon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 72 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Ryon in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ryon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,377 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,889 |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,507 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,904 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,276 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,315 |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,257 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,362 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,292 |
| 1981 | 46 | #1,396 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,569 |
| 1979 | 43 | #1,421 |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,452 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,198 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,558 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,354 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
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