Riana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,199

among girls · ↓82 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Riana · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2000

124 babies

All-time total

2,286

#4,306 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Riana popularity over time

2,286 babies have been named Riana since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	45	5	–	#4,409
1980s	227	23	+404%	#2,913
1990s	583	58	+157%	#1,785
2000s	900	90	+54%	#1,488
2010s	341	34	-62%	#3,560
2020s (to 2025)	190	32	-7%	#3,723

Where Riana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	24	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Riana

Riana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,199 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 2,286 American babies have been named Riana. Its peak came in 2000, when 124 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Riana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Riana?

The median living Riana is about 23 years old; half are between 16 and 29. An estimated 2,300 people named Riana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Riana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,199
2024	26	#5,117
2023	31	#4,537
2022	32	#4,450
2021	41	#3,723
2020	35	#4,063
2019	31	#4,518
2018	30	#4,647
2017	26	#5,155
2016	27	#5,100
2015	38	#3,971
2014	36	#4,166
2013	30	#4,737
2012	34	#4,366
2011	44	#3,593
2010	45	#3,560
2009	60	#2,930
2008	84	#2,333
2007	94	#2,142
2006	105	#1,930
2005	77	#2,336
2004	77	#2,282
2003	84	#2,101
2002	87	#2,015
2001	108	#1,683
2000	124	#1,488
1995	59	#2,276
1990	40	#2,884
1985	21	#3,952
1980	13	#5,470
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Riana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Riana?

The median living Riana is about 23 years old. Half of all living Rianas are between 16 and 29 years old.

How many people named Riana are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Riana are alive in the United States, based on 2,286 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Riana in 2025?

Riana ranked #5,199 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Riana?

2,286 babies have been named Riana in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Riana most popular?

Riana peaked in 2000, when 124 newborns received the name.

Is Riana a boy or girl name?

Riana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Riana rising or falling?

Riana is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Riana become more popular?

Riana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Riana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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