Meaning 
The name Ryan has the following meaning: Little king. This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Pronunciation  The name Ryan is pronounced as ry-un
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Ryan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ryan: Boys - Aidan, Kavan, Kavon, Girls - Both genders - Brady
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Ryan: Rayan, Rayaun, Rhian, Rhien, Rhyen, Rhyne, Rhyon, Rhyun, Rian, Rien, Rion, Ryane, Ryann, Ryein, Ryen, Ryian, Ryiann, Ryien, Ryin, Ryn, Ryne, Rynn, Rynon, Ryon, Ryuan, Ryun, Ryyan
Style 
We think the name Ryan should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ryan to be: Good-looking, shy but tough guyIn one word, you might describe Ryan as a(n) " tough" person. See other "tough" names for boys and girls.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Ryan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 14 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ryan fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 1 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 19 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ryan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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