How Many People Are Named Rian?
An estimated 8,687 people in the United States have the first name Rian. It is used for both genders, with 61.2% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Rian peaked in popularity in 2021 with 280 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rian paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rian is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
8,687
About 1 in 39,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2021
280 births
Total Registered
8,928
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rian
Rian is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.2%) and females (38.8%). Out of 8,928 total births registered, 5,464 were male and 3,464 were female.
Rian as a male name
Ranked #1,262 in 2024
156 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (202 births)
Rian as a female name
Ranked #3,202 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (149 births)
Rian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rian span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,272 babies were registered. While Rian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rian by Decade
How has Rian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rian by State
Birth registrations for Rian span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 137 Rians were registered per state.
Rian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rian
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rian?
We estimate approximately 8,687 people named Rian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Rian a common name?
Rian is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,928 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rian most popular?
Rian reached peak popularity in 2021, when 280 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rian is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rian a male name?
Rian is predominantly male. 61.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rian Smith, Rian Johnson, Rian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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