Recorded 2014–2022 Girls' name Peak 2016 44 births

Riyaq — girls' name

44 babies named Riyaq in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s332020s11
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Riyaq was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Riyaq in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riyaq

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Riyaq between 2014 and 2022, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Riyaq currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riyaq performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Riyaq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riyaq 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 44 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.

Riyaq at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

44

Since 2014

9 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2014

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2022

Riyaq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2014

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 2022202020192018201720162014 5

Riyaq by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 75% of Riyaq's all-time total
2010s332020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riyaq?
44 babies have been named Riyaq since 2014. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Riyaq most popular?
Riyaq was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Riyaq been used?
Riyaq has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 9 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Riyaq?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riya, Riyah, Riyan, Riyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2014–2022 (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.