Unisex name · since 2007
Riot
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 1,295 babies named Riot, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,295 babies have been named Riot since 2007, making it today's #1266 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Riot recorded 1,295 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #1266 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #4,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,295 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riot ranks #4,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,295 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riot's 1,295 recorded births place it above 90.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Riot compares
1,295 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Riot's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riot | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,295 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riot's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 159, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riot popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Riot popularity over time - girls
218 total births recorded since 2012 (Riot as girls' name)
Riot by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (697 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Riot's strongest decade.
697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Riot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
554 births
- 2020s
2020s
697 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 697 births (54% of all-time use).
How Riot 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 Riot's total volume
Riot by state
Where Riot concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 52 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Utah | | 44 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 41 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 22 | 1.7% |
161 of 1,295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Riot appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Riot's data
- California records the most Riots (161 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 Riot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Riot 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.