Ryo (りょう)
Ryo is read りょう and has 2 beats. Our data lists 5 spellings: 亮, 凌, 涼, 遼 and 亨. Four are masculine and one works for either gender. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
りょ·う (2 beats)
Kanji spellings
5 in our data
Gender
Mostly masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Ryo
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 亮りょうCommonMasculine
Bright
- 凌りょうCommonMasculine
Surpass
- 涼りょうCommonEither gender
Cool and refreshing
- 遼りょうCommonMasculine
Distant
- 亨りょうMasculine
Smooth
The kanji in Ryo
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 亮bright1 spelling
- 凌surpass1 spelling
- 涼cool1 spelling
- 遼distant1 spelling
- 亨smooth1 spelling
Ryo with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Ryo on our lists
Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.
Questions about Ryo
Is Ryo a boy's or a girl's name?
It depends on the spelling: 亮 is masculine, 凌 is masculine, 涼 works for either gender and 遼 is masculine and others.
What does Ryo mean?
Ryo is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 亮 reads as "bright", 凌 reads as "surpass" and 涼 reads as "cool and refreshing". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Ryo be written in kanji?
Our data lists 5: 亮, 凌, 涼, 遼 and 亨. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Ryo?
りょう is 2 beats: りょ · う. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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