Riot is a rare variant of Rita that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Riot is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,265 among boys (156) and #5,872 among girls (21) — overall #2,402 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Boys named Riot per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2007–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Riot · 21 in 2025
Girls named Riot per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2007–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here