Girls' name · since 1996
Riona
Riona has 594 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Riona is the #4943 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 594 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riona has been recorded 594 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #4943 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,943 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 594 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riona ranks #10,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,943 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 594 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riona's 594 recorded births place it above 85.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Riona compares
594 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Riona's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riona's full recorded timeline at 2011, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Riona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (238 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Riona's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Riona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
238 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 238 births (40% of all-time use).
How Riona 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 Riona's total volume
Riona by state
Where Riona concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
56 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Riona's data
- Riona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rionas (56 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 Riona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Riona 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.