Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Old English : Dweller in the rye field Boy name variations Rylan Rylan - 9% this year Neutral Uncommon Find out more Ryland Ryland - 18% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Ryle Ryle + 12% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Rycroft Rycroft 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Ryton Ryton 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Ryman Family name origins & meanings English : topographic name, a variant of Rye 1 and 2, with the addition of man ‘man’.Swedish : ornamental name composed of the place name element ryd ‘woodland clearing’ + man ‘man’.Swiss German (Rymann) : variant of Reimann 1, 3.