Is Riaan a boy or girl name?

Riaan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,846 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Riaan

Recorded 2009–2025 · United States

Riaan was most popular in 2016, when 262 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,851 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,745, with 92 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,846 people named Riaan.

Riaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riaan’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riaan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,846 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Riaan

Where Riaan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org