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Given Name RYAN
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Irish
,
English
PRONOUNCED:
RIE-ən
[key]
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
United States
ranked #
39
for boys
ranked #
472
for girls
England and Wales
ranked #
69
for boys
Canada (BC)
ranked #
22
for boys
Australia (NSW)
ranked #
22
for boys
Belgium
-
France
ranked #
100
for boys
Ireland
ranked #
18
for boys
Italy
ranked #
111
for boys
Netherlands
ranked #
40
for boys
New Zealand
ranked #
17
for boys
Northern Ireland
ranked #
21
for boys
Scotland
ranked #
34
for boys
Switzerland
ranked #
88
for boys