Is Rian a boy or girl name?
Rian is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 156 boys were named Rian, so 24.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 38.8% of the 8,928 US babies named Rian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,262
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,202
- Babies named Rian since 1948
- 8,928
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 280 babies
Boys and girls named Rian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 516 | 176 | 25.4% |
| 1980s | 697 | 377 | 35.1% |
| 1990s | 716 | 558 | 43.8% |
| 2000s | 1,112 | 1,070 | 49% |
| 2010s | 1,325 | 947 | 41.7% |
| 2020s | 846 | 336 | 28.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,262 | 50 | #3,202 |
| 2023 | 170 | #1,189 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2022 | 153 | #1,267 | 72 | #2,509 |
| 2021 | 202 | #1,062 | 78 | #2,340 |
| 2020 | 165 | #1,168 | 81 | #2,236 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,405 | 115 | #1,784 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,251 | 121 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 183 | #1,077 | 95 | #2,070 |
| 2016 | 153 | #1,228 | 93 | #2,113 |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,393 | 88 | #2,163 |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,339 | 90 | #2,136 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,397 | 83 | #2,255 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,374 | 94 | #2,059 |
| 2011 | 111 | #1,474 | 82 | #2,293 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,531 | 86 | #2,249 |
| 2009 | 123 | #1,387 | 94 | #2,144 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,248 | 104 | #2,017 |
| 2007 | 128 | #1,331 | 128 | #1,710 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,358 | 149 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 93 | #1,534 | 129 | #1,587 |
| 2004 | 104 | #1,382 | 119 | #1,638 |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,185 | 94 | #1,945 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,495 | 89 | #1,982 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,335 | 84 | #2,030 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,350 | 80 | #2,073 |
| 1999 | 70 | #1,579 | 97 | #1,702 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,334 | 57 | #2,452 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,412 | 62 | #2,219 |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,529 | 58 | #2,304 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,729 | 48 | #2,614 |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,511 | 58 | #2,289 |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,520 | 52 | #2,441 |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,381 | 38 | #3,078 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,270 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,145 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,390 | 45 | #2,558 |
| 1988 | 66 | #1,269 | 33 | #3,081 |
| 1987 | 70 | #1,150 | 30 | #3,146 |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,135 | 33 | #2,892 |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,387 | 37 | #2,639 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,075 | 36 | #2,610 |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,019 | 30 | #2,892 |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,004 | 35 | #2,687 |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,019 | 61 | #1,825 |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,087 | 37 | #2,581 |
| 1979 | 94 | #905 | 45 | #2,209 |
| 1978 | 79 | #975 | 42 | #2,224 |
| 1977 | 83 | #937 | 35 | #2,503 |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,407 | 12 | #5,114 |
| 1975 | 52 | #1,176 | 17 | #3,902 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,132 | 8 | #6,714 |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,366 | 7 | #7,238 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,498 | 5 | #9,271 |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,036 | 5 | #9,288 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,665 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,103 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rian reached #905 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,487 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.