Given name & surname
Ryun
“the little ruler; little king”
Ryun is a variant of Ryan. One interpretation is “the little ruler; little king.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ryun is a variant of Ryan. One interpretation is “the little ruler; little king.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ryun is a variant of Ryan. A possible origin is Irish Gaelic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ryun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 182
- 182 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 13 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 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 288 as a first name in 2020; 335 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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