Boy’s name · Arabic

Riad

How to say it: RYAD · /ˈʁjad/

Arabic 'gardens, meadows' - also the name of Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh.

Riad was the 3,947th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 24% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,149 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,947for boys in 2025
1 in 157,873US babies
0born in 2025
#4,149projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Riad
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,947
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 157,873
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−24%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,149
In France, 2025#275 among boys’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Riad is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 4 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ri
  • Riro

Honouring a Riad in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Riad is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #275 for boys in 2025.

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