Riot Boy
How popular is Riot?
#1,263 boy name in 2025
156 baby boys were named Riot in the US in 2025, making it the 1263rd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Riot popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,263 for boys (▼ 20 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 156 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+156% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,212 in 2015, #1,849 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (159 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,243 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 2007 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Riot counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Riot family of names ranked #946 for boys in 2025 (#997 the year before), with 217 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Riot | 156 | 72% |
| Ryot | 21 | 10% |
| Riott | 26 | 12% |
| Ryott | 14 | 6% |
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 Riot is most popular
Babies named Riot per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Riot by decade
Boy names about as popular as Riot
Questions
- Is Riot a boy or girl name?
- Riot is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Riot were boys.
- How popular is the name Riot?
- 156 baby boys were named Riot in the US in 2025, making it the 1263rd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Riot most popular?
- Riot peaked in 2024, when 159 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,243 in 2024.
- How many people are named Riot?
- 1,513 babies have been named Riot in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,506 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Riot most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Riot was most common in Utah, at 0.3 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.