Riyaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ree-YAHN
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Riyaan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Riyaan mean?
Spelling used for both Arabic Rayyan and Ryan
Can be a spelling of the Arabic Rayyan, 'well-watered', or a South Asian form of Ryan, so its sense depends on the family.
Is Riyaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Riyaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riyaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Riyaan, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Riyaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2018, 27% of the babies named Riyaan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Riyaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Riyaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Riyaan, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 62 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Riyaan than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Riyaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riyaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
Names like Riyaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan Aarav Vihaan Avyaan Rayyan Yahya Ivaan Shivansh Krishiv Rayan Zayan Zayaan
Names related to Riyaan
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, “Riyaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riyaan, updated 20 October 2026.