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Meaning & Origins
From the Irish surname, Gaelic Ó Riain ‘descendant of Rian’. Ryan is associated with the film actor Ryan O'Neal (b. 1941) and is one of several names of Celtic origin that have become very popular throughout the English-speaking world since the 1990s. It is also now well established in North America as a girl's name.
| 85th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from William.
| 3rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ryann, Ryanne, Ryane, Ryanna, Ryana, Ryany, Ryanm, Ryaney, Ryanh, Ryani
Willis, Williamson, William, Wills, Willard, Willoughby, Willingham, Willey, Willett, Will
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