Boys' name · since 2009
Riaan
1,846 babies named Riaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,846
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riaan currently ranks #1770 among boys' names in America, with 1,846 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riaan has been recorded 1,846 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #1770 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #3,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,770 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,846 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riaan ranks #3,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,770 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,846 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,846
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riaan's 1,846 recorded births place it above 92.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Riaan compares
1,846 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Riaan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,846 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 262 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riaan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 262 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 262
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Riaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,053 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Riaan's strongest decade.
1,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Riaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,053 births
- 2020s
2020s
788 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,053 births (57% of all-time use).
How Riaan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Riaan's total volume
Riaan by state
Where Riaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 377 | 20.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 198 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 164 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 110 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 109 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 53 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 46 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 45 | 2.4% |
377 of 1,846 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Riaan appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Riaan's data
- Riaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,053 total births) through the 2020s (788) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Riaans (377 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Riaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Riaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.