Holding steady, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Rhyann since 1993
Babies named Rhyann per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 137 |
| 2010s | 208 |
| 2020s | 99 |
Meaning & origin
Rhyann is a modern respelling of the name Ryan, first recorded in the United States in 1993. It reached its peak popularity in 2012, though it remains relatively rare, with a rank of 8,860th in 2025 (about 1 in 146,115 baby girls). The name shows a stable trajectory in recent years, maintaining a low but consistent level of use. Unlike the widely popular Ryan, Rhyann is not concentrated in any particular state but appears sporadically across the country.
Rhyann is a modern coinage that adapts the Irish surname Ryan, derived from the Gaelic Ó Riain meaning 'descendant of Rian', which likely means 'little king'. The spelling with 'Rh' and double 'n' is a respelling that gained use in the United States from the 1990s onward, possibly influenced by similar names like Rhiannon or as a feminized variant of Ryan.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Rhya, Annie
Sibling names for Rhyann
Names that share Rhyann's style, for a brother or sister.
