Ryan for a girl, WDYT?

MrsFoof

I think I LOVE it, but I am not sure.  I like the traditional spelling, but if it was spelled Ryann, would people pronounce it Ry-Ann?  And is that pronounciation (Ry Ann) all that bad.... Hmmmm?!?!?  Opinions....

lovemytwoboys

IMO, Ryan is a boy name (a great one at that!) and should stay that way. I'm not a fan of boy names for girls overall though, so take my opinion for what it's worth.

GulfCoaster

I'm not a fan.  I went to elementary school with a girl named Ryan, actually, and there was a boy named Ryan in our class too.  So they were called not Ryan A. and Ryan B., but "Ryan" and "girl Ryan."

MrsFoof

HAHA-- "Girl Ryan"!   Good point.

medblonde

I am a fan of boy names for girls; however, not this one.  Sorry.

PoetSorrow

I love it and it was going to be my LO's name probably if he were female.

You have to figure that all of the "unisex" names now had to transition over at some time. Taylor, Jordan, Avery.. all of them started with one gender. I don't understand the big deal with crossing a name over. Anyone who knows your little girl will know shes a girl.  If you love it USE IT!

I would go with the traditional spelling though if you are going for the pronunciation of Ryan. Ryann is Ry-Anne when you say it. 

 

kararae55

Not a fan at all.

RoxyLynn

I love it for a boy.

One of DN's little female friends is named Ryan and she HATES having a boy's name.  I also have an adult friend with a traditionally male name, and people constantly assume (based just on seeing the names) that she and her husband are a gay couple.

Ms Molly

It's ok.  I think there are a lot more beautiful girl names out there. 

colflowerM824

I think it's cute.  I have a good friend named Ryann (pronounced Ryan) and she does have to correct people sometimes.  I don't think it's a big deal, though.  The only "problem" is that hse married a guy named Ryan, so their answering machine says, "you've reached Ryan and Ryann..."

shopgirl_07

I love it for a girl, spelled Ryan.

I met the cutest little girl named Ryan a while ago, made me like the name even more.

ValentineBB

I actually like boy names for girls, but not Ryan. Not sure why...

mlkbride03

If we have a boy, he will be named Ryan.

I do not think it fits a girl at all. I think it needs to stay a boys name.

BizEB

Yuck.  And you and your LO will constantly be correcting people if you want it to be pronounced "Ri-ann"

krissyh21

If you are pronouncing it Ryan, spell it Ryan. IMO Ryann is Ry-ann. If you find the need to make this boys name a girls name, the least you can do is own it and not rearrange the spelling. 

And IMO, it is horrible as a girls name. You shouldn't have to specify what sex your child is when you introduce her.  

Malibuxo

I love the name Ryan. It's gonna be one of my son's name.

If you're using it for a girl, then yeah, go with Ryann. People would say Ry-ann though. But she can always correct them. 

 EDIT: OR you could always spell it "Ryen/Ryenn?" Idk. I just though of it.

Quizzle

Just don't do it. Ryan is a boy's name.

 

Maaaaaaybe I could deal with it if it were spelled Ryanne, and pronounced Ry-anne but in general I think Ryan is a horrible name for a girl. 

km52408

My niece's name is Ryann.  So far, not to many problems.  Occasionally she gets the Ry-ann thing but it seems pretty rare.  I think its cute!

bigbellymagee

I love it. We would be using it for our baby girl if my next door neighbor's name wasn't Ryan. I would definitely spell it the traditional way if you don't want it pronounced ry-ann.

and FYI for everyone who said Ryan is a boy's name...yes, it's typically a name given to boys, but it's actually considered a unisex name in all of the baby name books and websites I've came across.

HappyMrsK

I love the name Ryan. I prefer the Ryan spelling too, but I don't think Ryann is bad at all.

This website https://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-n-z.html has it spelled Ryanne and a button you can hit to hear it pronounced. They pronounce it Ry-Anne

HTH!

PunkyBooster

I personally don't like it, but DH does. I am not considering it though. I don't do boy's names for little girls.

blondek8

Do it! Ryan was one of our top girl names. We're naming one of our boy twins Ryan. I like boy names for girls. I hate ultra girly names.

acesup

my DH's name is Ryan and we considered it for a MN even for a girl. i love boys names on girls though - super girly names are NMS. there are two other irish spelling for girl Ryan.... Rian and Rhyan.

AmandaJane08

lovemytwoboys:

IMO, Ryan is a boy name (a great one at that!) and should stay that way. I'm not a fan of boy names for girls overall though, so take my opinion for what it's worth.

This exactly...I do not like boy names for girls at all.  There are pleanty of beautiful girl names out there.

strangebird

There are so many great names for little girls, why take a name away from boys? Once a name goes "girly" it can never go back--how many male Ashleys do you know? In this case, I think you need to be less concerned about your daughter's feelings (i.e., Ryan is not so masculine it couldn't be a girl's name) but the feelings of all the little boys named Ryan. It's a boys' name. It should stay that way. Surely, you can find something similar that you love??

mcmann05

I had a friend named her daughter Kayle Ryan and I always thought it was cute. I don't know how I feel about it as a fn though.

joanithegreat

My honest opinion is that I really hate Ryan for a girl.  To me it is a boy name and should stay a boy name. 

TheSkimmy

I know a 27 year old Ryan and a 1 year old Ryan and I think it's cute because I know them. I don't know if I would name my daughter that but I think Ryann is cute!

EmilyStL

Names switching from male to female, always a divisive topic!  I typically strongly dislike traditionally male names used for girls, and Ryan is no exception.  In fact, I find it much more masculine than other names that have made the switch (Aubrey, Meredith, etc).  To me, you might as well be naming your daughter Jacob or William.  Just because it ends in "an" doesn't make it acceptable for a girl. 

nikkirenee81

- I like Rian.

superMiller

We're using for a mn if we have a girl.  I've met a few female Ryan's - I think one was spelled Ryanne, which I REALLY think looks like Ry-ann.  And maybe one as Rian. (which I don't care for at all)  I like names that aren't that common but are also clearly pronounceable.  We haven't decided, but I think we're sticking with the traditional spelling. 

lynsey851

I like it and would have named DD that but its our last name   soooo my DD is Logan, and I got a lot of flack for naming her a "boys" name...but it is unisex and we love calling her 'Lo'. I do have to make sure I say HER name is Logan when people ask, just so they know     And I wouldnt change the spelling, Ryan is pretty just how it is...I also love Shay, Charley and Sam (samantha) for a girl

CamrynnsMommy

I am a big fan of boy names for girls and I think Ryan for a girl is adorable.  I think you should go for it, especially if you LOVE it.  I would personally spell it Ryan not Ryann (Ry-ann)

Temp984666312503071

Not a fan.

I just think that there are so many wonderful girl's names out there.  And naming a girl a traditionally girly name does not mean it has to be super frilly.  It just stinks for boy mommies to have to wade through the sea of names that are going pink lately.

jellyandcake

strangebird:

There are so many great names for little girls, why take a name away from boys? Once a name goes "girly" it can never go back--how many male Ashleys do you know? In this case, I think you need to be less concerned about your daughter's feelings (i.e., Ryan is not so masculine it couldn't be a girl's name) but the feelings of all the little boys named Ryan. It's a boys' name. It should stay that way. Surely, you can find something similar that you love??

this is exactly how i feel about girls taking over boys' names. this sentiment overrides the fact that i actually do like boys names for girls!

there is a girl named austin at my school, and the mother gets FURIOUS if you assume she's a boy and say 'he' based on reading the name. well, EXCUSE US, it's a BOY'S NAME. 

 

SilliRy

My name is Ryan. I'm a girl

I hated it when I was little, but in the early 80's there were no other girls named Ryan. It seems much more common these days though, so I guess if I were born now I wouldn't hate it so much. I've met  lot of little girl Ryans lately. My group of friends in high school included a guy named Ryan...he just went by Ryan and I went by Ry when we were together.

I do always have to correct people--I constantly get mail addressed to Mr. Ryan, people are always surprised when I answer the phone and they are expecting a guy...but it's okay. I can laugh it off now and be okay with it. Again though, I think it won't be as much of a problem for a baby girl born now...in 15-20 years people won't always expect a boy when they hear Ryan.

I like my name now!

crh416

Ryan is my middle name and I always have received comments from people loving it!  Of course, I don't know if people would tell me if they hated it.    We plan on passing down our middle names so I'll be using it as a MN if we have a girl.  I don't know about using it for a first name.