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What does Rian mean?
Rian 
as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Rian) has its root in Gaelic, and Rian means "king". Rian is an alternate spelling of Ryan (Gaelic): also possibly (Gaelic) "water".
Variations
VARIANTS Ryun, Ryon, Ryne▼, Ryen, Rion, Rien
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rian Jabari (R.J.), ..
How popular is Rian?
Rian is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#62577 out of 150436, Top 42%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rian entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #1075 in the U.S. in 2017, and is currently at #1243. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Rian (#1243 LAST YEAR) are Ryan (#46), Ryne and Ryon. Other variants, like Ryen, are seldom used. These forms of Rian were favored by parents 28 years ago (ADOPTION OF 1.4%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.4%, ▼72.9%), with versions like Ryan becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Rian is pronounced similarly to Rain, Raine, Rane, Rayne, Ren, Renne, Roan, Roane, Ron▼, Ronn, Roone, Rowan▲, Rowen▲, Royan and Rune. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aitan, Alan▼, Aman, Arian, Ban, Bran, Chan, Cian, Dilan, Doan, Egan, Eian, Eidan, Elan, Eman, Euan, Evan, Evian, Ewan, Gian, Gyan, Idan, Ifan, Ilan, Iwan, Jan▼, Jian, Khan, Kian▲, Kiean, Kiran, Milan▲, Oran▼, Rab, Rad, Rae, Rai, Raj, Ram, Rand, Ray▼, Read, Regan, Ric, Rich, Rico, Rigg, Rike, Rikk, Rip, Rohan▲, Roman▲, Rylan, Sean▼, Shan, Stan▼, Stian, Twan, Van and Zan. These names tend to be more commonly used than Rian.
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