Ryan (given name) in 2005–2007. "Ryan" as a male given name has persisted in popularity for the thirty-year period of 1976–2006 in the 10th to 20th rank; the name appeared in the top thousand for the first time in 1946 and gained steadily in popularity until leveling off in the 1970s. Its ascendency in the U.S. has been traced, in part, to its use by American actor Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal who used the stage name Ryan O'Neal in the popular series "Peyton Place" from 1964 to 1969. "Ryan" gained popularity as a given name for girls in the 1970s. It first appeared
Ryan Neal by the team during training camp on August 6, 2018. Neal was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on August 11, 2018. he failed to make the 53-man roster out of training camp and was subsequently re-signed by the Falcons' to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. Neal was promoted to the Falcons active roster on November 28, 2018. Neal made his NFL debut on December 9, 2018 in a 34-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Neal is the younger brother of former Green Bay Packers linebacker Mike Neal. Ryan Neal Ryan Neal (born December 24, 1995) is