Riyadh
Boy · ree-YAHD · Arabic
Riyadh 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 Riyadh mean?
Arabic
“gardens; meadows”
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, takes its name from the same word.
- Say it
- ree-YAHD
Is Riyadh a girl's or a boy's name?
Riyadh 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 Riyadh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Riyadh, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 19 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Riyadh than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Riyadh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Riyadh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
Names like Riyadh
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