Egidijus vs Ryan
Egidijus and Ryancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1993, Egidijus was ranked #590 and Ryan #387 among boys in Norway.
Egidijus and Ryan over time
Egidijus and Ryan appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Egidijus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ryan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ryan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Egidijus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Egidijus and Ryan changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1977 and 1993, ending at #590 and #387.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1977–1993
Egidijus held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ryan in 5.
Highest recorded here: Egidijus #255 in 1987, Ryan #369 in 1983.
The order changed in 1993: Ryan moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #389 and #499; by 1993 that had become #590 and #387.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Egidijus #590, Ryan #387.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Egidijus | Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riain, a patronymic from the given name Rian. The exact meaning of Rian itself remains uncertain, despite a popular but unconfirmed 'little king' gloss. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish (surname origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹaɪ.ən/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #590 (1993) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #57 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ryan has a recorded origin (Irish (surname origin)); Egidijus does not have one recorded yet.
- Egidijus has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Ryan.
- A meaning is recorded for Ryan; Egidijus doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Egidijus
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #492 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1993
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1966–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #590 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys
Ryan
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #280 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys