Boys' name · since 1991
Riyadh
Riyadh has 63 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
63 babies have been named Riyadh since 1991, making it today's #12589 boys' name.
Riyadh has 63 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12589 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #20,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,589 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 63 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riyadh ranks #20,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,589 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Riyadh's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Riyadh compares
63 19th percentile among 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
Riyadh's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riyadh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riyadh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riyadh's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riyadh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Riyadh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Riyadh's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Riyadh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Riyadh's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Riyadh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Riyadh 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.