Recorded 1917–1986 Boys' name Peak 1919 32 births

Rial — boys' name

32 babies named Rial in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s111950s51980s5
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rial was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rial in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rial

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Rial between 1917 and 1986, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rial performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rial in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rial at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

32

Since 1917

70 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1917

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1986

Rial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1917

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619551924192019191917 5

Rial by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 34% of Rial's all-time total
1910s111920s111950s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rial?
32 babies have been named Rial since 1917. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Rial most popular?
Rial was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Rial been used?
Rial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 70 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Rial?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rian, Riaan, Riad, Riaz, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.