Girls' name · since 1980
Riane
534 babies named Riane in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 534
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Riane sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 534 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riane has been recorded 534 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- #11,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 534 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riane ranks #11,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 534 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 534
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Riane's 534 recorded births place it above 84.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Riane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riane splits its recorded history at 1998: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Riane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (1989)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
534 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 36 births in a single year.
Riane popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Riane as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Riane accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Riane by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (222 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Riane's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Riane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 222 births (42% of all-time use).
Riane decade highlights
- Peak decade 222 births
- Runner-up 150 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Riane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Riane's total volume
Riane by state
Where Riane concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
27 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.1% of nationwide
- Texas 1.9% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Riane's data
- Riane's decade-level peak was the 1990s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rianes (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Riane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1980–2021 (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 Riane 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.
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