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Riyadh

/ɹiˈæd/ · 100% boys · 3 born in 2025

Riyadh has been registered 202 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales202
Born in 20253

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Riyadh per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 18
  • Born in 20253
  • All time202
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Riyadh?

Riyadh was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2013, with 18 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Riyadh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rian0.58
  2. Ricardo0.53
  3. Rich0.55
  4. Ryan0.51
  5. Richard0.47

Middle names for Riyadh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Riyadh Thomas0.74
  2. Riyadh Cole0.73
  3. Riyadh Miles0.73
  4. Riyadh Wilder0.72
  5. Riyadh James0.71
  6. Riyadh John0.55

Sibling names for Riyadh

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Tahabrother · 0.85
  2. Abdulrahmanbrother · 0.85
  3. Talhabrother · 0.84
  4. Sorayasister · 0.84
  5. Tilliesister · 0.83
  6. Elinasister · 0.83

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded2000
  2. Peak year2013 · 18
  3. Years recorded25 of 30
  4. All time202

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Riyadh Evans0.73
  2. Riyadh Edwards0.73
  3. Riyadh Anderson0.70
  4. Riyadh Allen0.70
  5. Riyadh Adams0.70
  6. Riyadh Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Riyadh

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.