Ryman
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning rye field dweller; one who harvests rye.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ryman by the numbers
Ryman was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ryman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Rylan1,594 in the US (2017)
- Ryian7 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayyanwatered, irrigated; one who drinks261 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Ryman, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ryman
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