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Riya

Riya holds the #1540 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 137 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1271 in 2020 to #1540 today. Its strongest year on record was 2005 (#871 nationally, 291 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1990. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#718 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1540
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#871
in 2005 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
137
girls named Riya

Riya popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.018%18801900192019401960198020002020#871 in 2005
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2005

Where Riya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MI—New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025PA—New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025CT—California: #1111 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1111Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Riya in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#718), Virginia (#758), California (#1111)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Riya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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