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Given Name RYAN
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Irish
,
English
PRONOUNCED:
RIE-ən
(English)
[details]
Meaning & History
From an Irish surname which was derived from
Ó Riain
meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name
Rían
probably means "little king" (from Irish
rí
"king" combined with a
diminutive
suffix).
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VARIANT:
Rian
(English)
FEMININE FORMS:
Ryann
,
Ryana
,
Ryanne
(English)
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U.S. State Animation
Popularity
United States
-
boys
&
girls
40
2016
464
2016
Australia (NSW)
-
boys
25
2016
Belgium
not
ranked
2015
Canada (BC)
-
boys
22
2015
England and Wales
-
boys
81
2016
France
-
boys
151
2016
Ireland
-
boys
18
2015
Italy
-
boys
105
2015
Netherlands
-
boys
46
2016
New Zealand
-
boys
16
2016
Northern Ireland
-
boys
21
2015
Scotland
-
boys
49
2016
Switzerland
-
boys
88
2013