Is Riyan a boy or girl name?

Riyan is a unisex name. Of the 1,832 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.5% were girls and 62.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2012, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Riyan

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Riyan was most popular in 2018, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,745 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,721, with 93 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,832 people named Riyan.

Riyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riyan’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riyan is a unisex name — 37.5% of the 1,832 Americans given it were girls and 62.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2012 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 31% girls and 69% 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 Riyan

Where Riyan 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