Ryan (given name)
| Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈraɪən/ RY-ən |
| Gender | Unisex (most commonly male) |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Irish Rian |
| Meaning | unknown[1] |
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. It is primarily a male name. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan.[2] See Ryan (surname) for more information about the origins of the name.
Popular sources typically suggest that Ryan means "little king"[3][4] or "illustrious",[5][6] although the original meaning of the name is obscure.[1]
Popularity
- Ireland
For Ireland, information is available for 2005 and 2006, which shows a popularity rank of 10th and 14th, respectively, for use of "Ryan" as a male given name for newborn children.[7]
- United Kingdom
In Scotland of the 1990s, "Ryan" was the most popular forename for newborn boys in every year from 1994 to 1998;[8] this popularity is recent, as "Ryan" apparently was not in use in 1900, ranked between 100 and 250 in 1950, and appears at rank 64 in 1975. In Northern Ireland, "Ryan" appeared among the top five most commonly selected male names for newborns in 2000–2003, but did not appear among the top ten in 1975.[9] In England and Wales, data for 2003–2007 is available, which suggest somewhat less popularity of "Ryan" than in other parts of the UK, having a rank of 21 in 2003 and 2004 then dropping to 25 in 2005–2007.[10]
- United States
"Ryan" as a male given name has persisted in popularity for the thirty-year period of 1976–2006 in the 10th to 20th rank; the name appeared in the top thousand for the first time in 1946 and gained steadily in popularity until leveling off in the 1970s.[11] Its ascendency in the U.S. has been traced, in part, to its use by American actor Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal who used the stage name Ryan O'Neal in the popular series Peyton Place from 1964 to 1969.
"Ryan" gained popularity as a given name for girls in the 1970s. It first appeared in the top thousand in 1974 and has remained within the top thousand since then. It was ranked as the 465th most popular girls' name in 2016.[12]
List of persons with the given name Ryan
Male
- Ryan Adams (born 1974), American musician
- Ryan Adeleye (born 1985), Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for Hapoel Ashkelon
- Ryan Anderson (American football) (born 1994), American football player
- Ryan Bastinac (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Benjamin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Bethea (born 1967), American football player
- Ryan Blaney (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Braun (born 1983), American All-Star Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Briscoe (born 1981), Australian-American professional racing driver
- Ryan Broekhoff (born 1990), Australian basketballer
- Ryan Brooks (born 1988), American basketballer
- Ryan Cabrera (born 1982), American pop rock singer and musician
- Ryan Cartwright (born 1981), English actor
- Ryan Conbeer (born 1999), Welsh rugby union player
- Ryan Coogler (born 1986), American director
- Ryan Coughlin (born 1973), Canadian football player
- Ryan Dalziel (born 1982), British professional racing driver
- Ryan Davies (1937-1977), Welsh Entertainer
- Ryan Davies (cricketer) (born 1981), English Cricketer
- Ryan Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Donaldson (born 1991), English footballer
- Ryan Drummond (born 1973), American voice actor, actor, singer and comedian
- Ryan Dunn (1977-2011), American actor in TV show Jackass and stuntman
- Ryan Eggold (born 1984), American actor
- Ryan Eigenmann (born 1978), Filipino actor
- Ryan Esson (born 1980), Scottish goalkeeper
- Ryan Fulton (born 1996), Scottish football player
- Ryan Getzlaf (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Giggs (born 1973), Manchester United footballer and former Wales international
- Ryan Glasgow (born 1993), American football player
- Ryan Gosling (born 1980), Canadian actor
- Ryan Hale (born 1975), American football player
- Ryan Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Harwood (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Higa (born 1990), American YouTuber
- Ryan Howard (born 1979), American All Star Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Hunter-Reay (born 1979), American professional racing driver
- Ryan Izzo (born 1995), American football player
- Ryan Jimmo (1981-2016), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
- Ryan Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Kalish (born 1988), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Kent (born 1996), English football player
- Ryan Kesler (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- Ryan Lavarnway (born 1987), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Leaf (born 1976), American football player
- Ryan Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Lewis (born 1988), American musician
- Ryan Lochte (born 1984), American swimmer
- Ryan Malone (born 1979), American ice hockey player
- Ryan Marks, American men's college basketball coach
- Ryan Martinez (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
- Ryan McCann (born 1981), Scottish footballer
- Ryan Merriman (born 1983), American actor
- Ryan Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Morgan (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
- Ryan Nall (born 1995), American football player
- Ryan do Nascimento Ramos (born 1992), Brazilian footballer known as simply Ryan
- Ryan Nelsen (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
- Ryan Newman (born 1998), American actress and model
- Ryan Newman (born 1977), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Ochoa (born 1996), American actor
- Ryan O'Malley (born 1980), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan O'Malley (American football) (born 1993), American football player
- Ryan O'Neal (born 1941), American television and film actor
- Ryan Pardey (born 1979), American musician, singer, songwriter and DJ
- Ryan Phillippe (born 1974), American actor
- Ryan Pickett (filmmaker), American film director
- Ryan Powell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Preece (born 1990), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Ramczyk (born 1994), American football player
- Ryan Reed (born 1993), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Spencer Reed (born 1979), American social documentary photographer
- Ryan Reynolds (born 1976), Canadian actor
- Ryan Max Riley (born 1979), American World Cup skier and humorist
- Ryan Roberts (born 1980), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Ross (born 1986), American musician
- Ryan Rowland-Smith (born 1983), Australian baseball player
- Ryan Seacrest (born 1974), American radio and television personality
- Ryan Searle (born 1989), Australian baseball player
- Ryan Sheckler (born 1989), American professional skateboarder
- Ryan Sherriff (born 1990), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Sieg (born 1987), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Simpkins (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
- Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Texas politician
- Ryan Skipper (1981–2007), American murder victim
- Ryan Smyth (born 1976), former Canadian NHL ice hockey player
- Ryan Star (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Ryan Stiles (born 1959), American comedian
- Ryan Switzer (born 1994), American football player
- Ryan Tafazolli (born 1991), English-Iranian football player
- Ryan Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryan Tedder (born 1979), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
- Ryan ten Doeschate (born 1980), Dutch cricketer
- Ryan Thomas (born 1984), English actor
- Ryan Truex (born 1992), American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Tubridy (born 1973), Irish broadcaster
- Ryan Van Dyke (born 1980), American football player
- Ryan Walter (born 1958), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
- Ryan Waters, American mountaineer, guide, polar adventurer and speaker
- Ryan Wheeler (born 1988), American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan White (1971-1990), American AIDS activist
- Ryan Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Female
- Ryan Destiny (born 1995), American singer and actress
- Ryan Michelle Bathe (born 1976), American actress
- Ryan Newman (actress) (born 1998), American actress, singer, and model
- Ryan Simpkins (born 1998), American actress
Fictional characters
- Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenager on the FOX television series The O.C.
- Ryan Chapelle a Regional Division Director of the fictional government Counter Terrorist Unit agency on the TV series 24
- Ryan Hardy, former FBI agent on Fox's The Following
- Ryan Howard (The Office), the temp from NBC's The Office
- Ryan Laserbeam, from Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP
- Ryan Lavery, a father on the American daytime drama All My Children
- Ryan O'Reily, inmate on HBO prison drama Oz
- Ryan Steele, from VR Troopers
- Ryan Wolfe, from CSI: Miami
Other
- Murder of Ryan Poston, a 2012 crime perpetrated by Shayna Hubers in Kentucky
- Typhoon Ryan (1992), a category 4 typhoon from August 30 to September 11
- Rayen Castle, an adobe castle in Kerman Province, Iran
See also
References
- 1 2 MacLysaght, Edward (1964). A Guide to Irish Surnames. Helicon. p. 15.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 355, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ↑ Smith, Elsdon C. (1969). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 88. ISBN 0806311509.
- ↑ Rosenkrantz, Linda; Satran, Pamela Redmond (2002). Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. p. 419. ISBN 0312983689.
- ↑ Grehan, Ida (1997). The Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Lanham, Maryland: Roberts Rinehart Publishers. p. 299. ISBN 1568332246.
- ↑ Grehan, Ida (1997). A little book of Irish family names. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 56. ISBN 0811812863.
- ↑ "Top 25 Baby Names". Births, Deaths and Marriages. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ↑ "The top names: year by year". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
(Consult tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000-2003", the latter showing ranks of 5, 3, 4, 3 for 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively)
- ↑ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ↑ "Popular baby names". Social Security Administration. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
(Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - male - 100 years)
- ↑ "Popular baby names". Social Security Administration. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
(Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - female - 100 years)
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