Given name
Riyadh
“from the gardens”
Riyadh is a variant of Riyad. One Arabic interpretation is “from the gardens.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Riyadh is a variant of Riyad. One Arabic interpretation is “from the gardens.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Riyadh is a variant of Riyad. An origin associated with Riyad is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riyadh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,486 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,486 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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