Rian is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Rian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,250 among boys (160) and #4,730 among girls (29) — overall #2,299 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 189 | 189 | #4,730 | #1,250 |
| 2024 | 206 | 206 | #3,216 | #1,268 |
| 2023 | 225 | 225 | #3,041 | #1,190 |
| 2022 | 225 | 225 | #2,509 | #1,268 |
| 2021 | 280 | 280 | #2,340 | #1,063 |
| 2020 | 246 | 246 | #2,238 | #1,169 |
| 2019 | 241 | 241 | #1,785 | #1,405 |
| 2018 | 270 | 270 | #1,703 | #1,251 |
| 2017 | 278 | 278 | #2,070 | #1,077 |
| 2016 | 246 | 246 | #2,113 | #1,228 |
| 2015 | 212 | 212 | #2,163 | #1,394 |
| 2014 | 220 | 220 | #2,136 | #1,339 |
| 2013 | 204 | 204 | #2,255 | #1,397 |
| 2012 | 217 | 217 | #2,059 | #1,374 |
| 2011 | 193 | 193 | #2,294 | #1,474 |
| 2010 | 192 | 192 | #2,250 | #1,533 |
| 2009 | 217 | 217 | #2,144 | #1,387 |
| 2008 | 244 | 244 | #2,018 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 256 | 256 | #1,710 | #1,331 |
| 2006 | 269 | 269 | #1,487 | #1,358 |
| 2005 | 222 | 222 | #1,587 | #1,534 |
| 2004 | 223 | 223 | #1,638 | #1,382 |
| 2003 | 220 | 220 | #1,945 | #1,185 |
| 2002 | 174 | 174 | #1,982 | #1,495 |
| 2001 | 182 | 182 | #2,030 | #1,335 |
| 2000 | 175 | 175 | #2,073 | #1,350 |
| 1999 | 167 | 167 | #1,702 | #1,579 |
| 1998 | 147 | 147 | #2,452 | #1,334 |
| 1997 | 140 | — | #2,219 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 124 | — | #2,304 | #1,529 |
| 1995 | 100 | — | #2,614 | #1,729 |
| 1994 | 121 | — | #2,289 | #1,511 |
| 1993 | 113 | — | #2,441 | #1,520 |
| 1992 | 106 | — | #3,078 | #1,381 |
| 1991 | 126 | — | #2,582 | #1,270 |
| 1990 | 130 | — | #2,883 | #1,145 |
| 1989 | 108 | — | #2,558 | #1,390 |
| 1988 | 99 | — | #3,081 | #1,269 |
| 1987 | 100 | — | #3,146 | #1,150 |
| 1986 | 103 | — | #2,892 | #1,135 |
| 1985 | 87 | — | #2,639 | #1,387 |
| 1984 | 106 | — | #2,611 | #1,075 |
| 1983 | 106 | — | #2,892 | #1,019 |
| 1982 | 117 | — | #2,685 | #1,004 |
| 1981 | 141 | — | #1,825 | #1,019 |
| 1980 | 107 | — | #2,581 | #1,087 |
| 1979 | 139 | — | #2,209 | #905 |
| 1978 | 121 | — | #2,224 | #975 |
| 1977 | 118 | — | #2,502 | #936 |
| 1976 | 53 | — | #5,113 | #1,407 |
| 1975 | 69 | — | #3,901 | #1,176 |
| 1974 | 61 | — | #6,714 | #1,132 |
| 1973 | 45 | — | #7,238 | #1,367 |
| 1972 | 38 | — | #9,271 | #1,497 |
| 1971 | 26 | — | #9,286 | #2,035 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | — | #1,925 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,592 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | — | #2,940 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | — | #2,809 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | — | #1,828 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | — | #2,341 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | — | #2,393 |
| 1960 | 19 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,853 |
| 1958 | 15 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,984 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,349 |
| 1955 | 28 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,399 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,665 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,103 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,254 |