Girls' name · since 2009
Riella
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Riella, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Riella is the #5700 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 138 recorded since 2009.
Riella has 138 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5700 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #23,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riella ranks #23,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 138 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riella's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Riella compares
138 30th percentile among 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
Riella's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riella's full recorded timeline at 2020, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Riella by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 78% of the file).
2020s was Riella's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Riella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Riella? ▼
Where does Riella sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Riella most popular? ▼
How long has the name Riella been used? ▼
What names are similar to Riella? ▼
Keep exploring Riella
Nearby Names Like Riella
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Riella
Compare Riella side by side: Riella vs Rielle Riella vs Rielly Riella vs Rielyn
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Riella
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Riella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Riella 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.