# Rian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “descendant of riaghan /rian” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈraɪən/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Rían |
| US babies named this | 9,118 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,624 / 3,494 (38% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,064, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A re-Gaelicisation of the given name Ryan, which comes from the Irish surname Ó Riaghain /Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan /Rian”). Thus, reviving the original Irish given name Riaghan /Rian.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82 | 2,294 |
| 2012 | 94 | 2,059 |
| 2013 | 83 | 2,255 |
| 2014 | 90 | 2,136 |
| 2015 | 88 | 2,163 |
| 2016 | 93 | 2,113 |
| 2017 | 95 | 2,070 |
| 2018 | 122 | 1,703 |
| 2019 | 115 | 1,785 |
| 2020 | 81 | 2,238 |
| 2021 | 78 | 2,340 |
| 2022 | 72 | 2,509 |
| 2023 | 55 | 3,041 |
| 2024 | 50 | 3,216 |
| 2025 | 29 | 4,730 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 111 | 1,474 |
| 2012 | 123 | 1,374 |
| 2013 | 121 | 1,397 |
| 2014 | 130 | 1,339 |
| 2015 | 124 | 1,394 |
| 2016 | 153 | 1,228 |
| 2017 | 183 | 1,077 |
| 2018 | 148 | 1,251 |
| 2019 | 126 | 1,405 |
| 2020 | 165 | 1,169 |
| 2021 | 202 | 1,063 |
| 2022 | 153 | 1,268 |
| 2023 | 170 | 1,190 |
| 2024 | 156 | 1,268 |
| 2025 | 160 | 1,250 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | 2,350 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2,152 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2,165 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2,444 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2,466 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3,409 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3,725 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69 | 514 |
| 2012 | 70 | 526 |
| 2013 | 72 | 514 |
| 2014 | 62 | 574 |
| 2015 | 68 | 557 |
| 2016 | 73 | 531 |
| 2017 | 63 | 591 |
| 2018 | 48 | 711 |
| 2019 | 79 | 493 |
| 2020 | 82 | 475 |
| 2021 | 127 | 352 |
| 2022 | 107 | 395 |
| 2023 | 126 | 338 |
| 2024 | 116 | 371 |
| 2025 | 140 | 319 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.