Riyah
Riyah was the 2507th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2121st with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,625 places. More babies were named Riyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,507 girls, up 1,160 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202391 babies
- Total since 1880
- 869babies recorded
Riyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,507 | 71 |
| 2020 | #3,667 | 41 |
| 2010 | #6,145 | 22 |
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How popular is Riyah, counting every spelling?
Riyah is a spelling of Riya, a name family that ranked #1,084 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,507 for Riyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riya | 137 | #1,546 | 970 |
| Riyah | 71 | #2,507 | 370 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Riyah?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Riyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Riyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Riyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Riyah?
About 900 people born in the US named Riyah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Riyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Riyah by state
How common Riyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Riyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Riyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Riyah
How popular is the name Riyah?
Riyah was the 2507th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2121st with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,625 places. More babies were named Riyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Riyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Riyah in the US.
Where is Riyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Riyah was most common in Louisiana (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Alabama.