NameTides

Ria

Ria was the #2,326 girls' name in the US in 2025 (78 babies), and #922 in England & Wales and #1,177 in Canada.

Ria as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ria as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Ria as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,326 (78)#922 (38)—#161 (11)#325 (12)#1,177 (22)
2024#2,491 (72)#980 (36)—#179 (10)#275 (15)#1,117 (23)
2023#2,050 (95)#637 (57)#482 (6)#264 (6)#316 (12)#1,044 (24)
2022#2,346 (79)#706 (52)#760 (3)#266 (6)#357 (11)#1,550 (14)
2021#2,416 (74)#634 (61)#792 (3)#190 (10)#299 (14)#1,286 (19)
2020#2,216 (81)#771 (47)#765 (3)#228 (7)#495 (7)#1,359 (17)
2019#2,170 (85)#532 (76)#765 (3)#336 (4)#325 (13)#1,283 (19)
2018#2,179 (86)#596 (69)#583 (5)#195 (10)#299 (15)#1,301 (18)
2017#1,917 (105)#560 (77)#570 (5)#215 (8)#301 (15)#1,179 (21)
2016#1,875 (109)#458 (95)#502 (6)#229 (8)#273 (17)#1,191 (21)
2015#2,209 (85)#417 (106)#653 (4)#426 (3)#316 (15)#1,499 (15)
2014#1,982 (100)#415 (104)#477 (7)#278 (6)#304 (16)#1,035 (25)
2013#1,775 (115)#334 (139)#344 (11)#234 (8)#227 (24)#1,364 (17)
2012#1,823 (111)#314 (154)#525 (6)#229 (8)#280 (18)#1,029 (25)
2011#1,748 (117)#300 (164)#430 (8)#311 (5)#285 (18)#714 (39)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #1,149.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1934.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 660common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ria is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ria by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,651CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ria (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#74216

Ria (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RiaCanadaGirls#1,17722
RiaEngland & WalesGirls#92238
RiaIrelandGirls#32512
RíaIrelandGirls#6085
RiaNorthern IrelandGirls#16111
RiaScotlandGirls—too few
RiaUSGirls#2,32678