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Ryann

Ryann: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little king”
Origin
Irish
Say it
RYE-an · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (94% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Ryan, from an Irish surname derived from Ó Riain. The original personal name is usually connected with a root meaning 'little king.'

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How popular is Ryann?

202462.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ryann in 2024208

2024 rank#1,190 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 188011,924

Ryann has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ryann

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Zyanmodern coinage; uncertain · American (modern coinage)
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Roryred king · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish

Ryann questions

What does the name Ryann mean?

Ryann means "little king". It comes from Irish. Variant spelling of Ryan, from an Irish surname derived from Ó Riain. The original personal name is usually connected with a root meaning 'little king.'

Is Ryann a boy or girl name?

Ryann is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ryann?

208 US babies were named Ryann in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Ryann?

Ryann is usually pronounced RYE-an.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.