NameTides

Riaan

Riaan was the #1,753 boys' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #741 in Canada.

Riaan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Riaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Riaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,753 (92)#1,466 (18)—#676 (4)#741 (36)
2024#1,921 (82)#1,162 (24)—#655 (4)#871 (29)
2023#1,440 (126)#738 (45)—#660 (4)#561 (48)
2022#1,516 (119)#1,058 (27)——#833 (30)
2021#1,135 (179)#704 (49)#533 (5)#631 (4)#673 (40)
2020#1,053 (190)#921 (31)#711 (3)—#639 (40)
2019#1,354 (132)#1,113 (24)——#819 (29)
2018#1,305 (139)#1,097 (25)——#938 (24)
2017#1,276 (142)#906 (34)——#890 (26)
2016#861 (262)#801 (40)——#646 (41)
2015#929 (229)#821 (38)#686 (3)#699 (3)#748 (33)
2014#2,277 (58)#1,630 (14)——#2,667 (5)
2013#3,265 (33)#1,796 (12)———
2012#3,179 (35)#3,416 (5)———
2011#6,578 (12)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #861.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2009.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Riaan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riaan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #988CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Riaan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67617

Riaan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RiaanCanadaBoys#74136
RiaanEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
RiaanIrelandBoys#6764
RiaanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RiaanScotlandBoys—too few
RiaanUSBoys#1,75392