Is Riyaan a boy or girl name?

Riyaan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 622 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys.

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Riyaan

Recorded 2007–2025 · United States

Riyaan was most popular in 2019, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,820 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 622 people named Riyaan.

Riyaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riyaan’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riyaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riyaan is mostly a boy’s name — 5.5% of the 622 Americans given it were girls and 94.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% 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 Riyaan

Where Riyaan is most concentrated

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

California 4.2×

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