Girls' name · since 1998
Riyah
869 babies named Riyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riyah currently ranks #2505 among girls' names in America, with 869 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riyah has been recorded 869 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #2505 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,505 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 869 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riyah ranks #8,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,505 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 869 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Riyah's 869 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Riyah compares
869 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Riyah's all-time total is 131% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 869 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riyah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Riyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (411 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Riyah's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Riyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
353 births
- 2020s
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 411 births (47% of all-time use).
How Riyah 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 Riyah's total volume
Riyah by state
Where Riyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 74 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
74 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Riyah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Riyahs (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Riyah: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Riyah 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.