Riordan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Riordan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Riordan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,190 in 2002, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1190highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1458
1997	#1578
1998	#1367
2000	#3036
2002	#1190
2003	#1629
2004	#2304
2005	#2418
2006	#1744
2007	#3095
2008	#3687
2009	#3744
2011	#3300
2012	#4805
2016	#4023
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1190 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Riordan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Riordan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	24	3 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	60	9 of 10	7
2010s	12	3 of 10	4
2020s	4	1 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Riordan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1190 in England and Wales in 2002.

Riordan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1744	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1629	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1190	13	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1367	9	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1578	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1458	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,190, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Mason-Lee · #1191, 18y
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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Joshan · #1190, 28y
Parth · #1190, 29y
Shloime · #1190, 26y
Shuayb · #1190, 26y

Riordan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Riordan without appearing here.

Riordan moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2304 and #2304 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1744 and #4052.
Graeme Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3036 and #2501 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1190 and #2636.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4023 and #2804 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4023 and #2175 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Riordan

Isak Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1744 and #3385 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1440.
Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1744 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1440.
Leif Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1744 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1578.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1629 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2304 and #906.

Moved the opposite way to Riordan

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Riordan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Riordan went from #1458 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1190 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Riordan

Riordan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Riordan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Riordan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Riordan at a glance

Riordan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Riordan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Riordan and the names beside it

Riordan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Riordan

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