UK boy's name
Rioghan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Rioghan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Rioghan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2024 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Rioghan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 28 living people in the UK are called Rioghan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Rioghan ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 3 boys were registered as Rioghan.
- • Rioghan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #202 in 2024.
- • About 28 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rioghan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2024
3 births
Estimated living
28
2026
Decades
Rioghan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rioghan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5119 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Rioghan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Rioghan. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Rioghan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #202 in 2024.
Across the UK
Rioghan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#202 in 2024
6 years of NISRA records, 25 total registered
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- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Rioghan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rioghan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Rioghan was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Rioghan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 3 babies registered as Rioghan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rioghan in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Rioghan across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 25 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Rioghan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Rioghan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #202 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.