Boys' name · since 2011
Rihaan
Rihaan has 695 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rihaan is the #3177 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 695 recorded since 2011.
Rihaan has 695 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3177 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #6,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,177 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 695 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihaan ranks #6,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,177 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 695 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rihaan's 695 recorded births place it above 85.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rihaan compares
695 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Rihaan's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rihaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 695 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rihaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rihaan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rihaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Rihaan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (351 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Rihaan's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rihaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s
2020s
351 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 351 births (51% of all-time use).
How Rihaan 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 Rihaan's total volume
Rihaan by state
Where Rihaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 18.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 10.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 43 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 20 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
129 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rihaan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Rihaans (129 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 Rihaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Rihaan 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.