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Ryō
Ryō (りょう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 亮, 亮 clear. It is popular today and has reached No. 4 in 1979.
りょ · う · りょう · リョウ
Ways to write Ryō
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
亮
亮clear, bright
Boy, best No. 4 (1975–2011)諒
諒to understand
Boy, best No. 27 (2004–2019)遼
遼distant
Boy, best No. 31 (2004–2019)涼
涼cool, refreshing
Boy, best No. 41 (2006)凌
凌to endure, surpass
Boy, best No. 45 (2004–2007)稜
稜ridge, edge
Boy, best No. 60 (2016–2021)良
良good
Boys and girls, 118 notable people on Wikidata了
了to complete
Boys and girls, 29 notable people on Wikidata龍
龍dragon
Boys and girls, 21 notable people on Wikidata僚
僚colleague
Boys and girls, 11 notable people on Wikidata玲
玲jingle of jewels
Boys and girls, 11 notable people on Wikidata綾
綾twill, design
Boys and girls, 8 notable people on Wikidata崚
崚towering peaks
Boy, 8 notable people on Wikidata瞭
瞭clear
Boys and girls, 7 notable people on Wikidata燎
燎bonfire
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata怜
怜wise, clever
Boys and girls, 6 notable people on Wikidata竜
竜dragon
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata量
量quantity
Boy, 5 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Ryō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
亮有clear + to haveGirl
涼羽cool + featherGirl
良雨good + rainGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Ryō has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1979, at No. 4.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2019 | No. 36 |
| 2017 | No. 29 |
| 2016 | No. 27 |
| 2015 | No. 50 |
| 2014 | No. 49 |
| 2013 | No. 43 |
| 2012 | No. 46 |
| 2011 | No. 40 |
| 2010 | No. 30 |
| 2009 | No. 28 |
| 2008 | No. 38 |
| 2007 | No. 17 |
| 2006 | No. 24 |
| 2005 | No. 19 |
| 2004 | No. 17 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Ryō
Ryo Miyaichi 宮市 亮Japanese association football player (born 1992)
Ryo Hatsuse 初瀬 亮Japanese association football player
Ryo Kushino 亮Japanese association football player
Ryo Germain 良Japanese association football player
Ryo Okui 奥井 諒Japanese association football player
Ryo Kobayashi 小林 亮Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.