Ryan (given name)

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Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. It is primarily a male name. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan. See Ryan (surname) for more information about the origins of the name.

Popular sources typically suggest that Ryan means "little king" or "illustrious", although the original meaning of the name is obscure.

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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.

United Kingdom

In Scotland of the 1990s, "Ryan" was the most popular forename for newborn boys in every year from 1994 to 1998; 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. 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.

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. 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.

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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 McCann (born 1981), footballer
Ryan Bastinac (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
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 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 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 Merriman (born 1983), American actor
Ryan Morgan (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Ryan do Nascimento Ramos (born 1992), Brazilian footballer known as simply Ryan
Ryan Nelsen (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
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 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 Simpkins (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Texas politician
Ryan Smyth (born 1976), former Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Ryan Star (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
Ryan Stiles (born 1959), American comedian
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

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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