Riordan Forename

569,299th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Riordan Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: Royal bard.

Riordan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
991:3,661,99050,281
Brazil
61%
 
461:4,657,30874,565
Philippines
96%
 
271:3,926,27772,833
England
100%
211:2,647,75830,513
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Netherlands
100%
81:2,112,76026,769
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
France-51:13,294,06836,843
Ireland
50%
 
31:1,547,8407,573
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727

Riordan (19,595) may also be a surname.

Riordan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: Royal bard.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Riordan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Riordan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riordan in the Russian language
Риорданriordan-

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