Riaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ree-AHZ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Riaz is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gardens; meadows”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Riaz mean?
Arabic: South Asian form of Riyad
“gardens; meadows”
From the same Arabic word as Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
Is Riaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Riaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Riaz, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 20 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Riaz than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Riaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Riaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Riaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Perez Luca Syed Moiz Hamza Cruz Rio Rayyan Muhammad Lorcan Crue Ahmed
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Riaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riaz, updated 20 October 2026.