Ryan (given name)
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin, and is used by both males and females, although the female Ryan is mostly prevalent in America. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rian. Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "little king" or "illustrious", but the original meaning is unknown. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, "Rian, like Niall, seems to be so ancient that its meaning was lost before records began."
Popularity
Ireland
The popularity of "Ryan" as a name for newborn children in Ireland was ranked at No. 10 in 2005 and No. 14 in 2006.United Kingdom
In Scotland, "Ryan" was the most popular name given to newborn boys in every year from 1994 to 1998. This increase in popularity is fairly recent as records show that "Ryan" was barely in use in 1900, then was later ranked between No. 100 and No. 250 in 1950, and finally climbed to No. 64 in 1975.In Northern Ireland, "Ryan" did not appear in the top ten most common male names for newborns in 1975, but was in the top five from 2000 to 2003.
In England and Wales, records suggest less popularity for the name than in other parts of the UK, ranking at No. 21 in 2003 and 2004 before dropping to No. 25 from 2005 to 2007.
United States
"Ryan" appeared in the top 20 male given names in the U.S. for 30 years between 1976 and 2006, having previously appeared in the top 1,000 for the first time in 1946 before steadily gaining popularity over the next three decades. Its increase in popularity in the U.S. has been partly traced to American actor Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal, who performed under the shortened name Ryan O'Neal and appeared in the popular 1960s TV series Peyton Place. The name gained popularity for girls in the 1970s, having first appeared in this capacity in the top 1,000 in 1974, and has remained in the top 1,000 since then; in 2018, it was ranked at No. 364 on a list of the most popular girls' names.List of people with the given name Ryan
Male
- Ryan Adams, American musician
- Ryan Adeleye, Israeli-American professional soccer defender who has played for Hapoel Ashkelon
- Ryan Amador, American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocate
- Ryan Anderson , American football player
- Ryan Anthony, American trumpet player
- Ryan Bastinac, Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Bates, American football player
- Ryan Battaglia, Australian professional baseball player
- Ryan Bell, multiple people
- Ryan Benjamin, multiple people
- Ryan Bethea, American football player
- Ryan Blaney, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Braun, American All-Star Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Briscoe, Australian-American professional racing driver
- Ryan Broekhoff, Australian basketballer
- Ryan Brooks, American basketballer
- Ryan Cabrera, American pop rock singer and musician
- Ryan Cartwright, English actor
- Ryan Conbeer, Welsh rugby union player
- Ryan Connelly, American football player
- Ryan Coogler, American director
- Ryan Coughlin, Canadian football player
- Ryan Dalziel, British professional racing driver
- Ryan Davies, Welsh Entertainer
- Ryan Davies , English cricketer
- Ryan Davis, multiple people
- Ryan Dillon, American puppeteer
- Ryan Donaldson, English footballer
- Ryan Drummond, American voice actor, actor, singer and comedian
- Ryan Dull, American professional baseball player
- Ryan Dunn, American actor in TV show Jackass and stuntman
- Ryan Eggold, American actor
- Ryan Eigenmann, Filipino actor
- Ryan Esson, Scottish goalkeeper
- Ryan Finley , American football player
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, American football player
- Ryan Fulton, Scottish football player
- Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Giggs, Manchester United footballer and former Wales international
- Ryan Glasgow, American football player
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor
- Ryan Hale, American football player
- Ryan Hall, multiple people
- Ryan Harris, multiple people
- Ryan Harrison, multiple people
- Ryan Harwood, Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Higa, American YouTuber
- Ryan Howard, American All Star Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Hunter-Reay, American professional racing driver
- Ryan Izzo, American football player
- Ryan Jimmo, Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
- Ryan Johnson, multiple people
- Ryan Jones, multiple people
- Ryan Kalil, American football player
- Ryan Kalish, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Kelly , Northern Irish singer
- Ryan Kent, English football player
- Ryan Kerrigan, American football player
- Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player
- Ryan Lavarnway, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Leaf, American football player
- Ryan Lee, multiple people
- Ryan Lester, Australian rules footballer
- Ryan Lewis, American musician
- Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
- Ryan Longwell, American football player
- Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player
- Ryan Marks, American men's college basketball coach
- Ryan Martinez, American mixed martial artist
- Ryan Martinie, American musician
- Ryan McCann, Scottish footballer
- Ryan McCurdy, Northern Irish footballer
- Ryan Merriman, American actor
- Ryan Moore, multiple people
- Ryan Morgan, Australian Rugby league player
- Ryan Nall, American football player
- Ryan do Nascimento Ramos, Brazilian footballer known as simply Ryan
- Ryan Navarro, American football player
- Ryan Neal, American football player
- Ryan Nelsen, New Zealand footballer
- Ryan Newman, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Noda, American professional baseball player
- Ryan Ochoa, American actor
- Ryan O'Malley, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan O'Malley , American football player
- Ryan O'Neal, American television and film actor
- Ryan Pardey, American musician, singer, songwriter and DJ
- Ryan Phillippe, American actor
- Ryan Pickett, American film director
- Ryan Potter, American actor
- Ryan Powell, multiple people
- Ryan Preece, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Ramczyk, American football player
- Ryan Reed, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Spencer Reed, American social documentary photographer
- Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor
- Ryan Max Riley, American World Cup skier and humorist
- Ryan Roberts, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Ross, American musician
- Ryan Rowland-Smith, Australian baseball player
- Ryan Seacrest, American radio and television personality
- Ryan Searle, Australian baseball player
- Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
- Ryan Sherriff, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan Sieg, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Simpkins , Australian Rugby League player
- Ryan Sitton, Texas politician
- Ryan Skipper, American murder victim
- Ryan Smyth, former Canadian NHL ice hockey player
- Ryan Star, American singer-songwriter
- Ryan Stiles, American comedian
- Ryan Switzer, American football player
- Ryan Tafazolli, English-Iranian football player
- Ryan Tannehill, American football player
- Ryan Taylor, multiple people
- Ryan Tedder, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
- Ryan ten Doeschate, Dutch cricketer
- Ryan Thomas, English actor
- Ryan Truex, American professional stock car racing driver
- Ryan Tubridy, Irish broadcaster
- Ryan Van Dyke, American football player
- Ryan Walter, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
- Ryan Waters, American mountaineer, guide, polar adventurer and speaker
- Ryan Wetnight, American football player
- Ryan Wheeler, American Major League Baseball player
- Ryan White, American AIDS activist
- Ryan Williams, multiple people
- Ryan Winslow, American football player
Female
- Ryan Michelle Bathe, American actor
- Ryan Carlyle, American rugby sevens player
- Ryan Destiny, American singer and actor
- Ryan Haddon, American journalist and television producer
- Ryan Ashley Malarkey, American tattoo artist
- Ryan Newman, American actor, singer, and model
- Ryan Simpkins, American actor
- Ryan Starr, American singer and actor
- Ryan Tyler, American country music artist
- Ryan Williams, multiple people
Fictional characters
- Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenager on the television series The O.C.
- Ryan Chappelle a government agent on the series 24
- Ryan Hardy, former FBI agent on The Following
- Ryan Howard, a character on The Office
- Ryan Laserbeam, on True Jackson VP
- Ryan Lavery, a father on the American daytime drama All My Children
- Ryan O'Reily, an inmate on theprison drama Oz
- Ryan Sinclair, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the series Doctor Who
- Ryan Steele, from VR Troopers
- Ryan Mitchell, from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
- Ryan Stone, an astronaut in the film Gravity
- Ryan Wolfe, from
Other
- Murder of Ryan Poston, a 2012 crime perpetrated by Shayna Hubers in Kentucky
- Typhoon Ryan, a category 4 typhoon from August 30 to September 11
- Rayen Castle, an adobe castle in Kerman Province, Iran