Girls' name · since 1990
Riya
6,273 babies named Riya in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,545 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,273
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,273 babies have been named Riya since 1990, making it today's #1545 girls' name.
Riya has 6,273 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1545 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,545 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,273 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riya ranks #2,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,545 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,273 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,545 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,273
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riya's 6,273 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Riya compares
6,273 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Riya's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,273 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 291 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 291, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Riya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,525 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Riya's strongest decade.
2,525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Riya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 261
1990s
261 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,341 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,525 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,525 births (40% of all-time use).
How Riya 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 Riya's total volume
Riya by state
Where Riya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,097 | 17.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 632 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 568 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 461 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 395 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 222 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 213 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 206 | 3.3% |
1,097 of 6,273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Riya appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Riya's data
- Riya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,525 total births) through the 2020s (1,146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Riyas (1,097 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Riya: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Riya 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.