Rian Boy & girl
How popular is Rian?
#1,244 boy name in 2025
160 baby boys were named Rian in the US in 2025, making it the 1244th most popular boy name. Another 29 girls got the name (#4,660 for girls).
Rian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,244 for boys (▲ 18 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 160 boys, 29 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,388 in 2015, #1,166 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (202 boys) |
| Highest rank | #901 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 67% boys, 33% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ryan family of names ranked #104 for boys in 2025 (#91 the year before), with 3,719 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rian is most popular
Babies named Rian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Connecticut: 0.2 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Rian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1950s | 103 | #1,457 |
| 1960s | 142 | #1,649 |
| 1970s | 516 | #901 |
| 1980s | 697 | #995 |
| 1990s | 716 | #1,131 |
| 2000s | 1,112 | #1,180 |
| 2010s | 1,325 | #1,076 |
| 2020s | 1,006 | #1,060 |
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Questions
- Is Rian a boy or girl name?
- Rian is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 67% of babies named Rian were boys and 33% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rian?
- 160 baby boys were named Rian in the US in 2025, making it the 1244th most popular boy name. Another 29 girls got the name (#4,660 for girls).
- When was Rian most popular?
- Rian peaked in 2021, when 202 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #901 in 1979.
- How many people are named Rian?
- 9,118 babies have been named Rian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,885 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Rian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rian was most common in Connecticut, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.