Rian

Where Rian comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rian
  • 2 syllables
Rian through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #3,010 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #901
    94 babies named Rian, its best rank.
  3. 2008
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Rian in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.