Is Riot a boy or girl name?

Riot is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,513 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.4% were girls and 85.6% were boys.

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Riot

Recorded 2007–2025 · United States

Riot was most popular in 2024, when 191 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,315 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,392, with 177 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,513 people named Riot.

Riot over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riot’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riot a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riot is mostly a boy’s name — 14.4% of the 1,513 Americans given it were girls and 85.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% 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 Riot

Where Riot 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