Riot: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “violent disturbance”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- RYE-uht · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (85% of all uses)
From the English vocabulary word riot, ultimately from Old French riote. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Riot?
Babies named Riot in 2024191
2024 rank#1,244 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,335
Riot is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Riot
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Riot questions
What does the name Riot mean?
Riot means "violent disturbance". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word riot, ultimately from Old French riote. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Riot a boy or girl name?
Riot is mainly a boy's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Riot?
191 US babies were named Riot in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Riot?
Riot is usually pronounced RYE-uht.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.