Riana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ree-AH-na
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,868 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Riana is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
Where does Riana come from?
Variously linked to Rhiannon, Adriana or Ria
Is Riana a girl's or a boy's name?
Riana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,868th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Riana, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Riana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Riana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 27 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Riana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,098th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Riana, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 124 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Riana than any year since 1988.
Half of all the girls named Riana in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4,451 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4,560 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2008 | 84 | #2,318 |
| 2007 | 94 | #2,134 |
| 2006 | 105 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 77 | #2,261 |
| 2003 | 84 | #2,089 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2,002 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 124 | #1,479 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 88 | #1,771 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 49 | #2,543 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
Nicknames for Riana
- Ria 49 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Riana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Sienna, Brianna, Amara, Syeda, Ariana, Alora, Aria, Eliana, Francesca, Fatima, Keira
Names related to Riana
Rayna, Reina, Rania, Raina, Rain, Rihanna, Rana, Ranya, Rian, Riyan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Riana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riana, updated 20 October 2026.