Riaan
Riaan was the 1764th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 861st with 262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 835 places. More babies were named Riaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,764 boys, down 707 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016262 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,846babies recorded
Riaan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,764 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,057 | 190 |
| 2010 | #7,474 | 11 |
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How popular is Riaan, counting every spelling?
Riaan is a spelling of Rian, a name family that ranked #899 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,764 for Riaan on its own. Together these spellings went to 252 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rian | 160 | #1,250 | 841 |
| Riaan | 92 | #1,764 | 598 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Riaan?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Riaan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Riaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Riaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Riaan?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Riaan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 10. That makes Riaan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Riaan by state
How common Riaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.7×), Massachusetts (2.4×), California (2.2×), Illinois (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Riaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Riaan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Riaan
How popular is the name Riaan?
Riaan was the 1764th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 861st with 262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 835 places. More babies were named Riaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Riaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Riaan in the US.
Where is Riaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Riaan was most common in New Jersey (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and California.