Given name
Ryuichi
“first son of the dragon”
Ryuichi is used as a given name. One Japanese interpretation is “first son of the dragon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “first son of the dragon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ryuichi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 149 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ryuichi’s family of names
Ryuichi has a related form in Ryuichea. Ryuichi has a related form in Ryuichee. Ryuichi has a related form in Ryuichey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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