Recorded 1991–2023 Boys' name Peak 1991 58 births

Riyadh — boys' name

58 babies named Riyadh in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s152010s152020s10
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Riyadh was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Riyadh in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riyadh

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Riyadh between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Riyadh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riyadh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Riyadh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riyadh 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 58 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.

Riyadh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

58

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Riyadh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 202320222013201120092007200519931991 13

Riyadh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 31% of Riyadh's all-time total
1990s182000s152010s152020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riyadh?
58 babies have been named Riyadh since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Riyadh most popular?
Riyadh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Riyadh been used?
Riyadh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Riyadh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riyan, Riyaan, Riyansh, Riyad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2023 (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.