Unisex name · since 1994
Riyan
1,144 babies named Riyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,144
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riyan currently ranks #1862 among unisex names in America, with 1,144 babies recorded since 1994.
Riyan has 1,144 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1862 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,862 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,144 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riyan ranks #4,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,862 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,144 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,144
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riyan's 1,144 recorded births place it above 89.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Riyan compares
1,144 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Riyan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,144 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Riyan splits its recorded history at 2011: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 97 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Riyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Riyan popularity over time - girls
688 total births recorded since 1999 (Riyan as girls' name)
Riyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (522 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Riyan's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Riyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
522 births
- 2020s
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 522 births (46% of all-time use).
How Riyan 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 Riyan's total volume
Riyan by state
Where Riyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 75 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 75 | 6.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 62 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 46 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.3% |
142 of 1,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Riyan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Riyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (522 total births) through the 2020s (475) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Riyans (142 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 Riyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Riyan 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.