Riaan

Where Riaan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Riaan.

Riaan through the years
  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 with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2016
    Peak, #861
    262 babies named Riaan, the most in any year.
  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.