Ryah
Ryah was the 2057th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1838th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,236 places. More babies were named Ryah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,057 girls, up 1,118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,478babies recorded
Ryah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,057 | 92 |
| 2020 | #3,175 | 50 |
| 2010 | #3,297 | 50 |
| 2000 | #8,438 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #10,066 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ryah, counting every spelling?
Ryah is a spelling of Rya, a name family that ranked #1,018 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,057 for Ryah 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 Ryah?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ryah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ryah 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ryah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ryah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Ryah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Ryah 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.
Ryah by state
How common Ryah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 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 Ryah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ryah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ryah
How popular is the name Ryah?
Ryah was the 2057th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1838th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,236 places. More babies were named Ryah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ryah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ryah in the US.
Where is Ryah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ryah was most common in Nevada (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Texas.