Riyan
Riyan was the 1862nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1735th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 326 places. More babies were named Riyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,862 boys, up 154 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202297 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,832babies recorded
Riyan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,723 | #1,862 | 8 | 85 |
| 2020 | #3,327 | #2,016 | 47 | 71 |
| 2010 | #4,839 | #4,997 | 30 | 19 |
| 2000 | #17,021 | #8,052 | 5 | 8 |
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How popular is Riyan, counting every spelling?
Riyan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,396 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,862 for Riyan on its own. Together these spellings went to 120 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyan | 85 | #1,862 | 404 |
| Riyaan | 35 | #3,365 | 249 |
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 Riyan?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Riyan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Riyan 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Riyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Riyan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Riyan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Riyan 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.
Riyan by state
How common Riyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.6×), Illinois (1.8×), New York (1.6×). In 40 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 Riyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Riyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Riyan
How popular is the name Riyan?
Riyan was the 1862nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1735th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 326 places. More babies were named Riyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Riyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Riyan in the US.
Where is Riyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Riyan was most common in New Jersey (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and New York.