US rank #5050 Girls' name Peak 2000 2,261 births

Riana — #5050 US girls' name

2,261 babies named Riana in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s2271990s5832000s9002010s3412020s165
#5050
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Riana was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

124 babies were named Riana in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riana

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,261 babies named Riana between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Riana currently holds the #5050 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 900 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Riana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 342 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Riana in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riana 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 2,261 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.

Riana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,261

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2000

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,050

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Riana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
124
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
050100150 20242017201020031996198919821976 7

Riana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
900 births that decade — 40% of Riana's all-time total
1970s451980s2271990s5832000s9002010s3412020s165

Riana by state

Where Riana concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Riana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
342 15.1%
#2 New York
114 5.0%
#3 Texas
107 4.7%
#4 Florida
60 2.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
27 1.2%
#6 New Jersey
21 0.9%
#7 Ohio
21 0.9%
#8 Arizona
16 0.7%
California share of Riana's total US births 15.1%
Even split

342 of 2,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Riana appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riana?
2,261 babies have been named Riana since 1976. It currently ranks #5050 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 124 births.
When was Riana most popular?
Riana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 900 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Riana most popular?
The top states for the name Riana are California (342 births), New York (114 births), Texas (107 births).
How long has the name Riana been used?
Riana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Riana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ria, Rianna, Rian, Rianne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.