NameTides

Riyan

Riyan was the #1,852 boys' name in the US in 2025 (85 babies), and #845 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Riyan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Riyan 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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Riyan 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.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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#1,852 (85)#845 (38)#762 (3)#829 (3)#1,251 (19)
2024#2,444 (56)#1,025 (29)——#1,353 (16)
2023#1,851 (86)#942 (32)——#1,043 (22)
2022#1,731 (97)#771 (42)——#1,483 (13)
2021#1,903 (80)#841 (37)——#946 (25)
2020#1,996 (71)#898 (32)——#967 (23)
2019#1,974 (74)#856 (35)——#1,065 (20)
2018#1,809 (84)#932 (31)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,958 (73)#833 (38)——#1,422 (13)
2016#2,255 (59)#994 (29)——#1,683 (10)
2015#2,169 (63)#1,121 (24)——#1,577 (11)
2014#2,661 (45)#1,421 (17)——#2,667 (5)
2013#3,189 (34)#1,404 (17)———
2012#2,954 (39)#1,507 (16)——#2,666 (5)
2011#3,364 (32)#1,251 (20)———

Riyan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Riyan as a girl’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.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Riyan as a girl’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.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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#10,917 (8)——
2024#7,251 (15)——
2023#5,549 (22)——
2022#4,582 (30)——
2021#5,091 (25)——
2020#3,281 (47)——
2019#3,130 (51)—#3,266 (5)
2018#2,810 (60)——
2017#3,247 (49)#5,765 (3)—
2016#3,588 (43)#4,763 (4)—
2015#4,232 (34)#2,945 (8)—
2014#3,652 (42)#4,684 (4)—
2013#4,243 (34)#3,160 (7)—
2012#4,387 (33)#3,285 (7)—
2011#4,151 (35)#1,374 (22)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,731.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1994.
  • In 2025, 9% of US babies named Riyan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 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 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 200,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Riyan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riyan 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: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: 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: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: 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
Riyan (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#96411

Riyan (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
RiyanCanadaGirls—too few
RiyanCanadaBoys#1,25119
RiyanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
RiyanEngland & WalesBoys#84538
RiyanIrelandBoys#8293
RiyanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RiyanScotlandBoys#7623
RiyanUSGirls#10,9178
RiyanUSBoys#1,85285