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Rhyan

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What official birth registration shows about Rhyan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1999

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 1999, ranging from #3225 to #3225.1999#3225#3225
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3225

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 27 years from 1996 to 2022.

In 2008: #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1706 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #601 in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

Rhyan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#156814HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#15528HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#13679HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#15917HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rhyan is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rhyan, between 1996 and 2022, in 22 of those 27 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200819962022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202222#1367 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20081#601 in 2008

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Republic of Ireland (2008).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2018; it appears again in 2022.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rhyan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #601 in Republic of Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.