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Help[Opinions] Ryan?
I love the name Ryan. I've loved it for years. I am naming my first child Ryan whether or not its a boy or girl. For a boy it would be Ryan Austin Michael or just Ryan Michael. And for a girl Ryann Skye or Ryann Storm. What do you think of Ryan? Is it too common?
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I like Ryan just fine for a boy. It is quite common, but if you love it you should use it. It's a nice solid name. I'd classify it as a modern classic.
For your combos, Ryan Michael is a bit boring and expected. Ryan Austin Michael is better, but I'd prefer just Ryan Austin.
However, Ryann for a girl is not great, in my opinion. It doesn't sound or look feminine at all, and I dislike when boys' names are used on girls, generally. And it becomes extra cheesy with both of your middle name choices.
For your combos, Ryan Michael is a bit boring and expected. Ryan Austin Michael is better, but I'd prefer just Ryan Austin.
However, Ryann for a girl is not great, in my opinion. It doesn't sound or look feminine at all, and I dislike when boys' names are used on girls, generally. And it becomes extra cheesy with both of your middle name choices.
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On a boy, I ADORE Ryan. I think it's been used enough, it could almost edge on classic. I've known a handful of Ryan's in my life and all of them have had very strong personalities- some shy, some bold, some creative, some athletic, etc, but all very founded in who they were.
I like the appeal of Ryan.
It's strong without being macho and it's tender without being sissy.
I like the -an ending on a lot of names and this one has that bonus.
It's simple to pronounce, spell, and remember.
I can see this one easily finding its way into the classics category in a few decades right next to Alex and Peter.
However, I think the opposite for Ryan on a girl.
On a girl, I see Ryan as trendy and tasteless.
It certainly dates a girl to a certain time when parents thought they were being "edgy" or "kool" to use stereotypical boy names on girls and in a number of years Ryan on a girl will sound like an older person's name (much like Patsy or Sandra does to our ears today).
Also, for the spelling Ryann, I put the accent on the second syllable and therefore it does not sounds the same as Ryan. I have nothing against the name Ryann, but I thought you may want to know that it is often pronounced differently than Ryan is pronounced.
Side note: The boy in the first picture in my signature is named Ryan (George Ryan Ross, actually, but he goes by Ryan.) and I am crazy about that kid. He's a singer/songwriter.
Also, for most of my life, my best friend was my cousin whose name is Michael Ryan and who also goes by Ryan.
I like the appeal of Ryan.
It's strong without being macho and it's tender without being sissy.
I like the -an ending on a lot of names and this one has that bonus.
It's simple to pronounce, spell, and remember.
I can see this one easily finding its way into the classics category in a few decades right next to Alex and Peter.
However, I think the opposite for Ryan on a girl.
On a girl, I see Ryan as trendy and tasteless.
It certainly dates a girl to a certain time when parents thought they were being "edgy" or "kool" to use stereotypical boy names on girls and in a number of years Ryan on a girl will sound like an older person's name (much like Patsy or Sandra does to our ears today).
Also, for the spelling Ryann, I put the accent on the second syllable and therefore it does not sounds the same as Ryan. I have nothing against the name Ryann, but I thought you may want to know that it is often pronounced differently than Ryan is pronounced.
Side note: The boy in the first picture in my signature is named Ryan (George Ryan Ross, actually, but he goes by Ryan.) and I am crazy about that kid. He's a singer/songwriter.
Also, for most of my life, my best friend was my cousin whose name is Michael Ryan and who also goes by Ryan.
This message was edited 7/7/2012, 2:02 AM
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Ryan + question
It's fine. I don't get all the hate for it.
I have a question: Why do you people associate Ryan with little boys when it was most popular in the 80s and early 90s (20+ years ago)? Don't any of you know teenage or adult Ryans? I think something like Brayden be more appropriate to complain about as a little kids' name.
I'm just saying...my son recently turned 3 and his daycare doesn't have a single Ryan.
It's fine. I don't get all the hate for it.
I have a question: Why do you people associate Ryan with little boys when it was most popular in the 80s and early 90s (20+ years ago)? Don't any of you know teenage or adult Ryans? I think something like Brayden be more appropriate to complain about as a little kids' name.
I'm just saying...my son recently turned 3 and his daycare doesn't have a single Ryan.
This message was edited 7/6/2012, 12:34 PM
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I associate Ryan with guys my age, personally.
However, there are some names that just don't ever stop feeling like "little kid" names to people. For me, Hannah is perpetually an 8 year old girl in pigtails and pink overalls, despite me knowing an 18 year old Hannah. Ryan could be that name for others.
However, there are some names that just don't ever stop feeling like "little kid" names to people. For me, Hannah is perpetually an 8 year old girl in pigtails and pink overalls, despite me knowing an 18 year old Hannah. Ryan could be that name for others.
This message was edited 7/6/2012, 11:10 PM
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It's all in associations. Hannah was my Grandmother's name.(pretty trendy!)so to me, it's an older lady's name. Though I like it, given that I loved my Grandmother.
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Well, I've only known two Ryans. I said it was overused and tired based upon the popularity statistics, not because I've known a lot of Ryans. I certainly haven't known a ton of Ryans the way I've known a ton of Matthews and Joshuas and Justins and Jasons.
The two Ryans I did know would be adults now. One was a little boy back in 80s. The other was a baby back in the early 90s. But I knew them when they were children, and then stopped knowing them, so even though I know that they are now adults, in my mind when I think of them, they're still children.
The thing is, Ryan is still popular. It has declined a little in popularity, but last year it was #25. That's popular. So there are still a lot of little Ryans out there, even though you may not happen to know any personally. I still think of a name as being overused when I know it's popular, even though I may not know anyone with the name. For instance, I don't know any Isabellas, and I don't know anyone who has named their child Isabella, but I would still advise anyone considering Isabella to avoid it because it's too popular. If one cares about popularity, that is. I do.
The two Ryans I did know would be adults now. One was a little boy back in 80s. The other was a baby back in the early 90s. But I knew them when they were children, and then stopped knowing them, so even though I know that they are now adults, in my mind when I think of them, they're still children.
The thing is, Ryan is still popular. It has declined a little in popularity, but last year it was #25. That's popular. So there are still a lot of little Ryans out there, even though you may not happen to know any personally. I still think of a name as being overused when I know it's popular, even though I may not know anyone with the name. For instance, I don't know any Isabellas, and I don't know anyone who has named their child Isabella, but I would still advise anyone considering Isabella to avoid it because it's too popular. If one cares about popularity, that is. I do.
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Ryan is o.k. for a boy, but I don't like it for a girl. Just a personal preferance.
As for common, it might be, though not where I live,except as a sur-name;there'a few Ryans here.
As for common, it might be, though not where I live,except as a sur-name;there'a few Ryans here.
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I am not a fan and never was one. When I lived in Utah, the amount of Ryans I knew was alarming. I associate it with that behind-the-times region and ideology.
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Ryan has been very popular for a long, long time, but I don't think that matters much when you're talking about a favorite name that you've loved for years. Better to go with the common name you love best than settle for one you don't love as much but happens to be less popular.
It doesn't bother me to see Ryan on a girl, but it should be Ryan, not Ryann. Ryann looks like it should be rie-ANN to me, not RIE-an, and if it's supposed to be pronounced like Ryan, that extra N is just unnecessary and confusing. I always say that if parents make the choice to use a masculine name on a girl, they should be brave enough to spell it correctly rather than put it through some pseudo-feminization process where misspelling it somehow makes it more girly. (The exception to this would be names with well-established feminizations like Francis vs. Frances).
I prefer Ryan Michael over Ryan Austin Michael, and I don't like Ryan(n) Skye or Ryan(n) Storm at all.
It doesn't bother me to see Ryan on a girl, but it should be Ryan, not Ryann. Ryann looks like it should be rie-ANN to me, not RIE-an, and if it's supposed to be pronounced like Ryan, that extra N is just unnecessary and confusing. I always say that if parents make the choice to use a masculine name on a girl, they should be brave enough to spell it correctly rather than put it through some pseudo-feminization process where misspelling it somehow makes it more girly. (The exception to this would be names with well-established feminizations like Francis vs. Frances).
I prefer Ryan Michael over Ryan Austin Michael, and I don't like Ryan(n) Skye or Ryan(n) Storm at all.
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I like it for a boy, but I really dislike it for a girl. It sounds too masculine to my ears.
I think it's too common. I've met so many people named Ryan that I wouldn't use it myself.
I think it's too common. I've met so many people named Ryan that I wouldn't use it myself.
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I think it's a little strange to love the same name for both genders, usually people like it better for one than the others. ALso, it doesn't show a lot of imagination!
I don't mind Ryan for a boy, although I wouldn't use it myself. I don't like it for a girl at all though.
I don't mind Ryan for a boy, although I wouldn't use it myself. I don't like it for a girl at all though.
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My niece, Ryan (Michelle), was supposed to be a boy (Nicholas Ryan) and my sister decided to use Ryan anyway. My niece now has children of her own (three boys) and she swears if she ever has a little girl, that child WILL have a decidedly feminine name since she has always hated being named Ryan. Just be aware that your dd may not desire a masculine name. Having said that, I'd strongly advise you to spell it Ryan. Spelling it Ryann (or Ryanne) won't make the name any more feminine; it'll just be more difficult for her to deal with her name when everyone "misspells" it.
My opinion of Ryan in general: I think it's waaaay too common, but I prefer Ryan Michael to RyAN AustIN Michael and Ryan Skye to Ryan Storm.
ETA there is a similar Welsh feminine name, Rhian (pr. REE-an). WDYT? Rhian Skye?
My opinion of Ryan in general: I think it's waaaay too common, but I prefer Ryan Michael to RyAN AustIN Michael and Ryan Skye to Ryan Storm.
ETA there is a similar Welsh feminine name, Rhian (pr. REE-an). WDYT? Rhian Skye?
This message was edited 7/6/2012, 7:46 AM
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Love it for a boy. Yes, it's common but it is still a great name, for a boy.I hate it being used on girls. It just seems so masculine and I don't like this trend of using boys names on girls when the girls already have so many wonderful names and this is making the pool of names for boys so much smaller. Spelling it Ryann does nothing for me but make it look like a typo or worse (and what it is) a deliberate misspelling. Changing a spelling doesn't make a name feminine.
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warning, rant
I freaking hate this name, always have and never will. I picture a sloppy-fat, slow-minded kid with dirt-colored hair and a big moon face, with his fingers always in his mouth when he wasn't chewing on a toy or something. This is the description of a kid named Ryan that was in my aunt's day[-care when I was little. He wasn't the first Ryan I ever knew but even at a young age, I saw that he perfectly fit the name Ryan.
It's a long nasal whine of a name, like Ian only worse. And it's so white-bread it's almost not there. I have in my mind this group I call the Kookie Kutter Kidz, and there's two boys and two girls that are almost interchangeable, they're so dull: Matthew and Ryan and Sarah and either Hannah or Emily.
So, no, I don't like your combos. Especially not Ryanne Skye. Why not skip the rhyminess and call her Skyanne?
I freaking hate this name, always have and never will. I picture a sloppy-fat, slow-minded kid with dirt-colored hair and a big moon face, with his fingers always in his mouth when he wasn't chewing on a toy or something. This is the description of a kid named Ryan that was in my aunt's day[-care when I was little. He wasn't the first Ryan I ever knew but even at a young age, I saw that he perfectly fit the name Ryan.
It's a long nasal whine of a name, like Ian only worse. And it's so white-bread it's almost not there. I have in my mind this group I call the Kookie Kutter Kidz, and there's two boys and two girls that are almost interchangeable, they're so dull: Matthew and Ryan and Sarah and either Hannah or Emily.
So, no, I don't like your combos. Especially not Ryanne Skye. Why not skip the rhyminess and call her Skyanne?
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It is common, but for some reason that has never bothered me. It's still a really nice, strong name. However; I cannot stand it for a girl. Looking beyond the whole "little prince" meaning it just has never struck me as feminine. Changing the spelling does not help at all for me, nor do the two little girls I know with the name. Sorry.
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I've met a girl called Rhyan.
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Ryan is my six year old nephew's name and it's one of my all time favorite boy's names. Handsome, classic, Irish, perfect.
That said, I detest hearing it on girls. Some names can work on either sex, this one does not at all in my opinion. And I know that I, as a girl, would hate telling people that my name is RYAN. I mean, come on. Please save it for a son, thanks.
That said, I detest hearing it on girls. Some names can work on either sex, this one does not at all in my opinion. And I know that I, as a girl, would hate telling people that my name is RYAN. I mean, come on. Please save it for a son, thanks.
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Yes, it's too common. I see the appeal of Ryan for a boy but it's been overused and it's tired.
Ryann for a girl is an abomination. There's nothing at all feminine about Ryan or Ryann and I don't understand why anyone would want to use this name for a girl when there are so many pretty, cute and beautiful girls' names to use.
Ryann for a girl is an abomination. There's nothing at all feminine about Ryan or Ryann and I don't understand why anyone would want to use this name for a girl when there are so many pretty, cute and beautiful girls' names to use.
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I know tons of Ryans ranging in age from 5 to 30. That being said, if you really love the name that much I don't think it should get in the way of your using it. Ryann on a girl is nms but it's not terrible; I think Ryann Skye is prettier than Ryann Storm. One thing: I don't pronounce it the same that I pronounce Ryan. I say it as ry-ANN with the emphasis on the second syllable. Just an FYI in case you were planning on having people pronounce it the same as Ryan; they might not do so automatically.
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