Ryan

• Let's stop overlooking Ryan because you grew up with so many of them or you know four that work for your company. I'm sure if you ask any Ryan you know, he'll tell you that it's a name he had no trouble with growing up and that it never has any pronunciation problems and that his gender is never called into question when a teacher or hopeful employer sees it on a roster or resume. Ryan is one of the few solid names that sprang up in the 1980s and left us with a good taste in our mouths instead of a stale one. It works as a solid middle name for many combinations or as a perfectly nice first name to possibly ground a more adventurous middle name. Don't put Ryan on the shelf yet. It's been tried and tested at this point and it still has plenty of years left in it.

• One of my favorite soaps characters.

• I adore this name...such a shame people are using it for their DAUGHTERS nowadays. This is also very popular...but I love it in spite of that.

• very common but great. I know quite a few Ryans and every one of them is handsome!

• Ryan Caleb: Ryan is my maiden name and Caleb is a family name

• Ryan Garrett: This name brings the qualities of "older" names and "newer" names and brings them together for a cool combination of sounds. I like how the name sounds and it seems like a nice, well rounded name.

• Ryan Howard~ Ryan is my middle name and Howard is my Ex's middle name. One of these days when I get married and have a kid I will name my kid Ryan and his middle name will be my husbands.

• Ryan Jordan: Just a beautiful name

• Ryan Joseph Ryan means "little prince", and Joseph is a family name.

• Ryan Peter: Ryan is a contemporary name that has a very good image for me. Peter is the name of one of my good friends and also biblical.

Ryan is an Irish surname coming from the name Ríoghán (modern spelling is Rián). This name is made from the rí, "king" and án a common Irish diminutive suffix.

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