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Baby name
Ryan
Boy
Origin of the name
Ryan comes from the Irish surname Ă“ Riain. Its meaning is uncertain; a link with rĂ, “king,” is often suggested.
Classic name
964,123births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 12rank at its peak, in 1985
Where babies named Ryan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ryan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ryan is most common in New Hampshire (2 times), Hawaii (1.6) and Alaska (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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