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How popular is the name Rian?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rians are alive today.
Rian (male) is an uncommon spelling of the boys' name Ryan in England and Wales, ranked 319th in 2025 with 140 babies given the name. It has risen strongly over the past decade.
Across all spellings of the name, the Ryan you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Ryans born in England and Wales are between 25 and 39, and there are at least 170,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 43% chance that at least one of them will be called Ryan.
How many babies are named Rian each year?
Includes all spellings: Rian, Ryan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Rian spelling rank?
Where does the Ryan spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Rian most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Ryan, peaked in 1994, when around 8,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Rian spelling itself peaked in 2025, with 140 babies.
How many people are called Rian?
At least 170,000 people named Rian in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Rian?
Most living Rians are between 25 and 39; the most common age is about 33.
Is Rian becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.