Riann
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- REE-an
- Origin
- Irish
Riann is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Riann come from?
Irish: variant of Ryann or Rianne, feminine forms of Ryan
Is Riann a girl's or a boy's name?
Riann is a girls' name.
How popular is Riann in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 girls.
Riann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Riann in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 76 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Riann in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 37 | #2,390 |
| 1977 | 76 | #1,451 |
Names like Riann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Raegan Caoimhe Teagan Rowan Cassidy Eden Aoibheann Caragh Roisin Quinn Fallon
Names related to Riann
Rain Rihanna Rhianna Riana Rhian Rina Rainn Rianna Ryann Rian Riyan Rin
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan
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, “Riann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riann, updated 20 October 2026.