Riott
Boy · RY-ut · English
Riott is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “uproar; wild disturbance”. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Riott mean?
English: spelling of Riot; English word, from Old French riote
“uproar; wild disturbance”
The Old French source riote meant 'quarrel' or 'debate'; 'a riot of colour' means a vivid abundance.
- Say it
- RY-ut
Meaning borrowed from Riot.
Is Riott a girl's or a boy's name?
Riott is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riott in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Riott, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had the most boys named Riott of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Riott in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 731 boys in the US were given Riott or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #439, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
Riott in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
Names like Riott
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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