Ryan (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Ryan | gender = Male | origin = Ireland | region =

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Ryan is a masculine given name meaning "little king". In rare cases, "Ryan" can appear as a feminine given name (e.g. Ryan Conner, Ryan Michelle Bathe). The name originated in Ireland, presumably from the Ryan surname.Fact|date=February 2008

Popularity

;Ireland, and GermanyFor Ireland, information is available for 2005 and 2006, which shows a popularity rank of 12^th and 14^th, respectively, for use of "Ryan" as a male given name for newborn children. [cite web
url = http://www.cso.ie/statistics/top_babies_names.htm
title = Top 25 Baby Names | date = 2008-01-28 | accessdate = 2008-02-16
work = Births, Deaths and Marriages | publisher = Central Statistics Office (Ireland)]

;United KingdomIn Scotland of the 1990's, "Ryan" was the most popular forename of the decade; this popularity is recent, as "Ryan" apparently was not in use in 1900, ranked between 100 and 250 in 1950, and appears at rank 64 in 1975. [cite web
url = http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/occpapers/popular-forenames-in-scotland-1900-2000.html
title = Popular Forenames in Scotland 1900-2000 | date = 2001-01-04 | accessdate = 2008-02-16
work = Occasional papers | publisher = General Register Office for Scotland
quote = Ryan was the most popular name for boys for five years, 1994 - 1998. (see also Table 5)] In Northern Ireland, "Ryan" appeared among the top-five most commonly selected male names for newborns in 2000–2003, but did not appear among the top-ten in 1975. [cite press release
title = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
publisher = Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
date = 2004-01-02 | accessdate = 2008-02-14
url = http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf | format = PDF
quote = (Consult tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000-2003", the latter showing ranks of 5, 3, 4, 3 for 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively)] In England and Wales, data for 2003–2007 is available, which suggest somewhat less popularity of "Ryan" than in other parts of the UK, having a rank of 21 in 2003 and 2004 then dropping to 25 in 2005–2007. [cite web
url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
title = Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales | date = 2007-12-19 | accessdate = 2008-02-16
work = National Statistics Online | publisher = Office for National Statistics]

;United States"Ryan" as a male given name has persisted in popularity for the thirty-year period of 1976–2006 in the 10^th to 20^th rank; the name appeared in the top-thousand for the first time in 1946 and gained steadily in popularity until leveling off in the 1970's. [cite web
url = http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | title = Popular baby names
date = 2007-05-11 | accessdate = 2008-02-16 | publisher = Social Security Administration
quote = (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - male - 100 years)] The popularity of "Ryan" as a female given name is an order of magnitude less than that as a male name; the name first appeared in the top-thousand in 1974 and has remained there since, fluctuating widely from year to year but never breaching the rank of 300.cite web
url = http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | title = Popular baby names
date = 2007-05-11 | accessdate = 2008-02-16 | publisher = Social Security Administration
quote = (Query in "Popularity of a name" section: Ryan - female - 100 years)]

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