Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Riain

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #3984, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #191, 30 births); most recent 2022 (rank #745, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
20208
20199
20186
201710
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #265, 4 births); most recent 2016 (rank #421, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence