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Riah

98% girls · 30 born in 2025

Riah has been given to about 661 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 656
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Riah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 48
  • Born in 202530
  • All time661
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Riah?

Its best year was 2024, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 3634th. The typical living American called Riah is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Riah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miah0.81
  2. Ariah0.80
  3. Ariyah0.77
  4. Mariah0.70
  5. Rian0.71
  6. Lilah0.70
  7. Ria0.71
  8. Zariah0.70

Middle names for Riah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Riah Iris0.77
  2. Riah Opal0.77
  3. Riah Ivy0.77
  4. Riah Noelle0.77
  5. Riah Belle0.77
  6. Riah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Riah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.90
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.89
  3. Teobrother · 0.89
  4. Maisysister · 0.89
  5. Emilianasister · 0.89
  6. Inayasister · 0.88

Where Riah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Riah Evans0.73
    2. Riah Edwards0.73
    3. Riah Anderson0.70
    4. Riah Allen0.70
    5. Riah Adams0.70
    6. Riah Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Riah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.