Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Garden
Garden; stems from rayy, meaning rain, abundant or copious water; Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Riyad
Pronunciation
ri-yad
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1024, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1197, 24 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 27 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #314, 186 births); most recent 2023 (rank #420, 119 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 119 |
| 2022 | 174 |
| 2021 | 186 |
| 2020 | 146 |
| 2019 | 157 |
| 2018 | 128 |
| 2017 | 142 |
| 2016 | 180 |
| 2015 | 108 |
| 2014 | 118 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence