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Riyah

Girl

Meaning of Riyah: Arabic & Persian: 'breeze'

Riyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2407th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2407

71 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

869

First recorded 1998 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 68 babies2023: 91 babies2024: 76 babies2025: 71 babies
US babies named Riyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 91.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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