Rya
Rya was the 1522nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1236th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,157 places. More babies were named Rya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,522 girls, up 1,915 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 140girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,928babies recorded
Rya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,522 | 140 |
| 2020 | #3,437 | 45 |
| 2010 | #3,506 | 46 |
| 2000 | #4,944 | 24 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,256 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rya, counting every spelling?
Rya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,018 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,522 for Rya on its own. Together these spellings went to 232 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rya | 140 | #1,522 | 757 |
| Ryah | 92 | #2,057 | 463 |
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 Rya?
140 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rya (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rya 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 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rya?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Rya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 3 and 18. That makes Rya 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.
Rya by state
How common Rya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 29 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 Rya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rya
How popular is the name Rya?
Rya was the 1522nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1236th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,157 places. More babies were named Rya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rya in the US.
Where is Rya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rya was most common in Pennsylvania (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Colorado.