Riaan

Where Riaan comes from

The dictionaries list Riaan as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1970
    Riaan Botha born
    South African pole vaulter
  2. 1989
    Riaan Schoeman born
    South African swimmer
  3. 2009
    First appearance
    #12,491 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2016
    Peak, #861
    262 babies named Riaan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,516.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Riaan Botha · South African pole vaulter, born 1970
  • Riaan Schoeman · South African swimmer, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.