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Ryann

#1,288 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Feminine form of Ryan

Ryann has been given to 12,109 babies in the U.S. since 1971. In 2025 it ranked #1,288 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2006, with 408 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% girls, 6% boys all-time.

Babies named Ryann, 2025

1 in 19,100

Ryann over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ryann over time

In 2025, Ryann went to 95% girls and 5% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ryann: meaning, origin, and history

Feminine form of Ryan

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ryann means

Ryann is a feminine form of Ryan.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Ryann → Ryan → Rhian → Rhian. The family’s meaning is “maiden”, recorded in Welsh with the source elements rhiain.

Origin, language, and formation

Ryann is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ryan.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 11,348 girls were recorded with the name Ryann between 1971 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 408 in 2006; its best national rank was #697 in 2006.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #786 in 2020 to #1,288 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #846 in 2015 to #1,288 in 2025.

In the United States, 761 boys were recorded with the name Ryann between 1974 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 26 in 1982; its best national rank was #2,100 in 1982.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #6,552 in 2020 to #8,118 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,405 in 2015 to #8,118 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Ryann?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 19,100
174 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 9,240
0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,288
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
13,207 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Ryann sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 13,207 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ryann. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ryanns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ryann was born before 2007 — so the typical Ryann is around 18 today.

Median birth year
2007
About 18 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
28.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
69.1%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
11,348
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 28.9% of all recorded uses (3,284).

Is Ryann rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−93
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−502
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−442
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.52×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
42.6%
Peak was 2006 (408)
Years since peak
19
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
10.9% average annual change
Best rank ever
#697
2006

Spellings of Ryann

Ryann is not the most common spelling — Ann is, with 38.3% against Ryann's 0.92%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Ryann is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Ryann was most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 1 in 2,381 girls, against 1 in 4,955 across all states with data. It was least common in Utah (1 in 20,000).

542 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Oklahoma1 in 2,381
  2. 2Maryland1 in 2,632
  3. 3Missouri1 in 2,857
  4. 4Louisiana1 in 3,030
  5. 5Georgia1 in 3,125
  6. 6Virginia1 in 3,333
  7. 7New Jersey1 in 3,846
  8. 8South Carolina1 in 3,846

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Ryann is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 28% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Ryann is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Ryann was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 601,128 across all states with data.

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Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Ryann has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Ryann around the world

Where Ryann ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • Canada
    1995–2024
    #1,286
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1991–2000
    #727
    in 2000

Popularity data from Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Ryann

People whose public names include Ryann, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Ryann by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,288
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 502
Best rank ever
#697
2006
Peak year
2006
408 that year
First recorded
1971
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
11,348
Count in 2025
174

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#8,118
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,566
Best rank ever
#2,100
1982
Peak year
1982
26 that year
First recorded
1974
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
761
Count in 2025
10

Names similar to Ryann

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

LuannRyanRyanneLeannLeeannRoxannDiannShyannDeannBreannLouannRyahRyannaRaeannRoseannJuliannMariannRuthannRyaSusannRyaneLoriannJoannRayann

Names with a curve like Ryann

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Ryann, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

PalomaKallieIlianaHanaAlenaKeniaGiovannaAmarisAnsleyMiyaDaniaBelen

Sibling names for Ryann

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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