Ryan

Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Ryan

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Also French:

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https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ryan
https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Ryan

There are two variety show hosts who use this name: Ryan Agoncillo (the pure Filipino of Spanish descent from GMA 7's Eat Bulaga!) and Ryan Bang (a South Korean expatriate to the Philippines who hosts ABS-CBN's It's Showtime).

I really think that Ryan O'Neal being the star of the megahit film "Love Story" was much more important in the sudden boom of this name in 1971 than the film "Ryan's Daughter." The name is just a surname in the latter film. The two films were released just a month apart in November and December 1970. Since Ryan had already begun a slower rise when Ryan O'Neal first appeared on the USA TV show "Peyton Place" in 1964, it makes much more sense to me that his becoming a huge international film star because of "Love Story" is the primary explanation for the 1971 skyrocketing of the name.

I've seen this as a girl's name too.

In Germany, it is illegal to name a kid Ryan

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http://www.firstnamesgermany.com/the-german-law-on-first-names/

In 2018, 25 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Ryan who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 40th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.

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In 2018, 3 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Ryan who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 469th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.

I too think Ryan is a stupid name. And every time TSA gives me grief trying to check in by getting my name backwards I say: "Look at my date of birth, I'm too old to have been named Ryan or Moonunit"
The name was never popular until after Charles Patrick RYAN O'Neall started using it. It wasn't even his first name!

I think that this name can work for boy or a girl. I think it wonderful for a boy and beautiful for girl. I am a girl and my name is Ryan and I always loved my name and thought it was different. No one ever made fun of me because I was girl named Ryan. A lot of the time while I was going to college people would say Mr but I would laugh about it.

In some cases, I have heard Ryan as a girls name. One of my sister's best friends is named Ryan, and it suits her well. It can be used like one uses Charlie or Alex. I love it, personally.

It surprises me sometimes how vehement people get on the topic of names. (As if there weren't serious issues to worry about in this world.) Well, my two cents on "Ryan." The name took off in the 60s, in part due to the emergence of Ryan O'Neal as a popular young TV actor. It also appeared to be a good alternative to Brian, the luster of which was beginning to fade. As a last name, Ryan seemed to suddenly figure into a lot of movie and TV titles by the late 60s early 70s ("Ryan's Daughter," "Ryan's Hope"--even "Von Ryan's Express"). Since last names often give rise to first names of EITHER gender, it's not surprising that girls, as well as boys, were given this name. This tendency is pretty common in the South (Lee being a good example). A female "Ryan" was given birth on the show "Ryan's Hope," as I recall. It was a classic example of a family name being bestowed on a grandchild. That's how it works folks. A female Brian is a lot less likely than a female Ryan--in part, because Brian as a last name is rather rare.

My science teacher from 7th grade's name was Ryan. It was a girl teacher, too. Ryan should be a boy's name, but if you spell it Rianne or something more feminine, I think it's ok.