boy's name
Riain
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 349
Northern Ireland
#429
2016 births
Riain is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #793. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2008, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1994.
Riain over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 147 |
| 2010s | 151 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 11 |
How popular is Riain?
In 2022, Riain was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #793 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Riain is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Riain is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ríain | Ríain is a rare spelling of Riain, written with a fada and recorded 14 times, mostly in Ireland. | 14 |
Names that peaked alongside Riain
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Riain also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Riain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Riain in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ríain
Sibling names for Riain
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Riain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Riain
How popular is the name Riain?
In 2022, Riain was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #793 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Riain a girl's or a boy's name?
Riain is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Riain most popular?
Riain peaked in 2008, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.