Riyaan

Riyaan was the #3,314 boys' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Riyaan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Riyaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Riyaan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,314 (35)#1,705 (15)#1,642 (13)
2024#2,750 (47)#1,859 (13)#1,654 (12)
2023#2,441 (55)#1,610 (15)#819 (30)
2022#2,468 (56)#1,782 (13)#1,027 (22)
2021#2,410 (56)#1,595 (15)#1,277 (16)
2020#2,759 (44)#2,076 (10)#1,261 (16)
2019#2,228 (62)#1,152 (23)#1,737 (10)
2018#2,943 (40)#2,445 (8)#1,334 (14)
2017#3,123 (37)#2,324 (9)#2,439 (6)
2016#2,689 (45)#2,175 (10)#2,182 (7)
2015#2,766 (43)#2,150 (10)#2,139 (7)
2014#5,252 (17)——
2013#12,136 (5)——
2012#6,001 (14)#2,721 (7)—
2011#10,808 (6)#2,613 (7)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,228.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2007.
  • In 2024, 10% of US babies named Riyaan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 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 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Riyaan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 50,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 63,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riyaan 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Riyaan (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#1,2178

Riyaan (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
RiyaanCanadaBoys#1,64213
RiyaanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
RiyaanEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
RiyaanUSGirls—too few
RiyaanUSBoys#3,31435