Rioghan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- REE-un
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Rioghan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
Where does Rioghan come from?
Irish: from ri 'king' with a diminutive ending
Is Rioghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rioghan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rioghan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Rioghan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 13 boys.
In 2025, 291 boys in the UK were given Rioghan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #201, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 212th in Northern Ireland.
Rioghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
Names like Rioghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Conan Conlan Finn Rogan Rowan Keegan Brogan Conn Caelan Keenan Keelan
Other spellings of Rioghan
Names related to Rioghan
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
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, “Rioghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rioghan, updated 20 October 2026.