How Many People Are Named Rien?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Rien. It is used for both genders, with 76.8% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Rien peaked in popularity in 2008 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rien 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 Rien paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.8% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
16 births
Total Registered
125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rien
Rien is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.8%) and females (23.2%). Out of 125 total births registered, 96 were male and 29 were female.
Rien as a male name
Ranked #13,620 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2008 (11 births)
Rien as a female name
Ranked #18,654 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2005 (9 births)
Rien: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rien span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 89 babies were registered. While Rien is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rien by Decade
How has Rien 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.
Rien + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rien
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rien: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rien?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Rien 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 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Rien a common name?
Rien is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rien most popular?
Rien reached peak popularity in 2008, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rien is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rien a male name?
Rien is predominantly male. 76.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rien Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rien Smith, Rien Johnson, Rien 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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