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Rian

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Kingly.
Irish
Little king; kingly

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rian

Pronunciation

rian

Famous People

Writer/Filmmaker Rian Johnson, Athlete Rian Lindell, Drummer Rian Dawson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1059, 202 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1244, 160 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1478, 149 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4661, 29 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202516029
202415650
202317055
202215372
202120278
202016581
2019126115
2018148121
201718395
201615393

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #319, 140 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2164, 7 births); most recent 2015 (rank #5726, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025140–
2024116–
2023126–
2022107–
2021127–
202082–
201979–
201848–
201763–
201673–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2613, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20236
20224
20219
20208
20198
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1, 541 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025541
2024478
2023391
2022428
2021418
2020362
2019320
2018258
2017257
2016231

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #160, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #198, 21 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202521
202428
202313
202214
202123
2020–
20193
20184
20174
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #19, 73 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202573
202467
202357
202248
202129
202024
201919
201810
20178
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20237
20227
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence