Ryan

“little king”

Boy’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Ryan

Ryan means “little king” and is of Celtic origin.

It peaked in 2002.
Over recent years, Ryan has been falling (−10.5% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ryan every 15 schools, all spellings combined.

Ryan ranks 34^th in Ontario (Canada), 39^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 41^st in Ireland, against 319^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
41^st boys’ name370 babies in 3 years1 boy in 194−8.6% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
39^th boys’ name204 babies in 3 years1 boy in 218−6.8% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
34^th boys’ name699 babies in 3 years1 boy in 243−6.9% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
63^rd boys’ name193 babies in 3 years1 boy in 255−6.4% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
90^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 322−12.8% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
112^th boys’ name141 babies in 3 years1 boy in 425−11.3% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
87^th boys’ name11,473 babies in 3 years1 boy in 448−8.4% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
132^nd boys’ name1,237 babies in 3 years1 boy in 668−6.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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