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Riya

Girl

Meaning of Riya: Indian: 'singer'

Riya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1493rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 676th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1493

137 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#676

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,273

First recorded 1990 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 42 babies1998: 57 babies1999: 88 babies2000: 126 babies20002001: 158 babies2002: 234 babies2003: 206 babies2004: 248 babies2005: 291 babies2006: 274 babies2007: 262 babies2008: 268 babies2009: 274 babies2010: 289 babies20102011: 265 babies2012: 255 babies2013: 247 babies2014: 276 babies2015: 228 babies2016: 274 babies2017: 262 babies2018: 235 babies2019: 194 babies2020: 176 babies20202021: 211 babies2022: 217 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 182 babies2025: 137 babies
US babies named Riya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 291.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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