Riyad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ri-YAAD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,257 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Riyad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gardens, meadows”. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Riyad mean?
Arabic
“gardens, meadows”
Arabic for gardens; the same word gives its name to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Is Riyad a girl's or a boy's name?
Riyad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riyad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,257among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Riyad, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Riyad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,196th in England and Wales.
Riyad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Riyad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Riyad, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Riyad in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riyad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Riyad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Zayd Musa Abdullah Ziyad Zayaan Zayan Umar Rayyan Mustafa
Names related to Riyad
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), 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, “Riyad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riyad, updated 20 October 2026.