Unisex name · since 2007
Riyaan
Riyaan has 588 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
588 babies have been named Riyaan since 2007, making it today's #3369 unisex name.
Riyaan has 588 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3369 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #7,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,369 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 588 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riyaan ranks #7,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,369 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 588 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riyaan's 588 recorded births place it above 84.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Riyaan compares
588 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Riyaan's all-time total is 59% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riyaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 588 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riyaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riyaan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riyaan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Riyaan popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 2013 (Riyaan as girls' name)
Riyaan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (293 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Riyaan's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Riyaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 293 births (50% of all-time use).
How Riyaan 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 Riyaan's total volume
Riyaan by state
Where Riyaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 41 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
86 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- California records the most Riyaans (86 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 Riyaan: 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 (~18 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, 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 Riyaan 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.