Spellings
Rya or Riya?
In the US in 2025, 27% of babies in this name family were spelled Rya and 26% Riya. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Rya27% of the family140 born in 2025#1,518 among girls×2 since 2015Riya26% of the family137 born in 2025#1,540 among girls−40% since 2015Ryah18% of the family92 born in 2025#2,051 among girls+84% since 2015Ria15% of the family78 born in 2025#2,326 among girls−8% since 2015Riyah14% of the family71 born in 2025#2,485 among girls+97% since 2015
Ten years ago
The order has flipped. In 2015, Riya led with 49% of the family's births; in 2025, Rya leads with 27%. All spellings together, the family went from 466 to 518 births (+11%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rya | 67 | 140 | ×2 |
| Riya | 228 | 137 | −40% |
| Ryah | 50 | 92 | +84% |
| Ria | 85 | 78 | −8% |
| Riyah | 36 | 71 | +97% |
How they sound
- Rya /ˈraɪə/ (RY-uh)
- Riya /ˈrijə/ (REE-yuh)
- Ryah /ˈraɪə/ (RY-uh)
- Ria /ˈriːə/ (REE-uh)
- Riyah /riˈjɑ/ (ree-YAH)
In France
In France in 2025: Riya 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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