Girls' name · since 1934
Ria
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 4,115 babies named Ria, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,115
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ria currently ranks #2335 among girls' names in America, with 4,115 babies recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ria has been recorded 4,115 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #2335 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #2,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,335 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,115 born since 1934
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ria ranks #2,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,335 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,115 born since 1934, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,115
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ria's 4,115 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ria compares
4,115 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ria's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 202 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ria's full recorded timeline at 1984, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 202 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Ria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,488 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Ria's strongest decade.
1,488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 105
1950s
105 births
- 1960s 145
1960s
145 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 254
1980s
254 births
- 1990s 382
1990s
382 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,488 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,024 births
- 2020s 479
2020s
479 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,488 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ria's total volume
Ria by state
Where Ria concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 713 | 17.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 279 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 275 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 232 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 136 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 84 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 73 | 1.8% |
713 of 4,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Ria appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ria's data
- Ria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,488 total births); usage has since declined to 479 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rias (713 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1934–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ria draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.