How Many People Are Named Ria?
An estimated 3,873 people in the United States have the first name Ria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ria peaked in popularity in 2005 with 202 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ria as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,873
About 1 in 88,498 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2005
202 births
Total Registered
4,036
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ria
Ria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,036 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ria as a female name
Ranked #2,494 in 2024
72 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (202 births)
Ria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ria span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,488 babies were registered. Ria has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ria by Decade
How has Ria tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ria by State
Birth registrations for Ria span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Connecticut. On average, about 119 Rias were registered per state.
Ria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ria
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ria?
We estimate approximately 3,873 people named Ria are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,498 Americans share this first name.
Is Ria a common name?
Ria is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,036 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ria most popular?
Ria reached peak popularity in 2005, when 202 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ria is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ria a female name?
Ria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ria Smith, Ria Johnson, Ria Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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