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Ria

Girl

Meaning of Ria: Spanish: 'small river'

Ria is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2257th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 980th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2257

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#980

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,115

First recorded 1934 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 46 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 86 babies20002001: 125 babies2002: 134 babies2003: 174 babies2004: 190 babies2005: 202 babies2006: 166 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 133 babies2009: 131 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 117 babies2012: 111 babies2013: 115 babies2014: 100 babies2015: 85 babies2016: 109 babies2017: 105 babies2018: 86 babies2019: 85 babies2020: 81 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 95 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Ria per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 202.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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