NameTides

Riya

Riya was the #1,540 girls' name in the US in 2025 (137 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #653 in Canada.

Riya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Riya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Riya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,540 (137)#763 (48)#632 (4)—#653 (46)
2024#1,275 (182)#676 (56)—#736 (4)#794 (37)
2023#1,098 (223)#832 (43)—#856 (3)#907 (29)
2022#1,130 (217)#596 (64)#470 (6)#634 (5)#696 (40)
2021#1,160 (211)#667 (58)#652 (4)—#813 (35)
2020#1,271 (176)#604 (64)#765 (3)—#683 (42)
2019#1,203 (194)#609 (65)#765 (3)#871 (3)#1,138 (22)
2018#1,080 (235)#602 (68)—#896 (3)#863 (32)
2017#990 (262)#648 (64)#808 (3)#651 (5)#656 (45)
2016#978 (274)#503 (86)#798 (3)#661 (5)#512 (63)
2015#1,121 (228)#577 (74)#806 (3)#896 (3)#743 (38)
2014#966 (276)#508 (83)——#656 (46)
2013#1,008 (247)#528 (79)——#546 (55)
2012#988 (255)#430 (107)#815 (3)#907 (3)#592 (49)
2011#965 (265)#432 (99)——#507 (61)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #904.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1990.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Riya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Riya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: 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: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,111CAUtah: 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: #758VAMaryland: 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: #1,437NCSouth 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: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Riya (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#46227
Quebec2025#6696

Riya (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
RiyaCanadaGirls#65346
RiyaEngland & WalesGirls#76348
RiyaIrelandGirls—too few
RiyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RiyaScotlandGirls#6324
RiyaUSGirls#1,540137