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Girl name

Riya

100% girls · 137 born in 2025

Riya has been given to about 6,273 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,235
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Riya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 291
  • Born in 2025137
  • All time6,273
  • England & Wales, 2025#767 · 48

How popular is Riya?

Its best year was 2005, when 291 babies were given the name, ranking 872nd. The typical living American called Riya is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Riya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ria0.89
  2. Priya0.82
  3. Rita0.75
  4. Ariya0.77
  5. Miya0.77
  6. Diya0.77
  7. Niya0.77
  8. Kiya0.77

Middle names for Riya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Riya Noelle0.83
  2. Riya Belle0.83
  3. Riya Josephine0.80
  4. Riya Violet0.79
  5. Riya Della0.79
  6. Riya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Riya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.98
  2. Azariasister · 0.97
  3. Yarelisister · 0.96
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.96
  5. Yousefbrother · 0.95
  6. Soleilsister · 0.95

Where Riya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Riya Wilson0.75
  2. Riya Williams0.75
  3. Riya Turner0.75
  4. Riya Torres0.75
  5. Riya Thompson0.75
  6. Riya Thomas0.75

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 Riya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Riya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.