Riyom
Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the Federal Military Government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the area at 9°38′00″N 8°46′00″E.
Meaning & Origin of Riyom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on 1 October 1996 by the Federal Military Government of General Sani Abacha. It is headquartered in the town of Riyom to the north of the area at 9°38′00″N 8°46′00″E.
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The Story of Riyom
Riyom first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 7 Riyoms were born — ranking #9,668 that year. As of 2026, Riyom ranks #9,668 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Riyoms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Riyom
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- John Dungs †, soldier and statesman
- Sambo Daju †, physicist
- James Vwi (MHR), politician, and advocate
- Kachollom Daju , permanent secretary Federal Civil Service
- Francis Pam Bot †, politician
- Philip Davou Dung (Bishop), priest
- Patton Dungs , Entrepreneur CEO Langfield Group Limited, H.F. Schroeder West Africa Limited.
- Gyang Dantong †, physician and politician
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About the name Riyom
Riyom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Riyom's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,668. Use the chart and map above to compare Riyom's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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