Given name
Riyad
“from the gardens”
Riyad is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “from the gardens.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “from the gardens.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riyad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 441
- 441 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,831 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,831 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 584 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Riyad’s family of names
Riyad has a related form in Riyadh. Riyad has a related form in Riyaz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Riyad
- Riyad MahrezAlgerian footballer (born 1991)
- Riad al-AsaadSyrian military officer and politician (born 1961)
- Riyad al-MalikiMinister of Foreign Affairs of Palestineborn 1955
- Riyad MansourPalestinian diplomat (born 1947)
- Riyad IdrissiItalian association football playerborn 2005
- Riaad MoosaSouth African comedian and actorborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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