How Many People Are Named Riah?
An estimated 622 people in the United States have the first name Riah. It is predominantly female (97.6%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Riah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Riah 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 Riah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
622
About 1 in 551,052 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
48 births
Total Registered
629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Riah
Riah is predominantly female (97.6%), though 15 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Riah as a male name
Ranked #13,768 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (5 births)
Riah as a female name
Ranked #3,623 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (43 births)
Riah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Riah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 230 babies were registered. Riah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Riah by Decade
How has Riah 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.
Riah by State
Riah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Riah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Riah
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Riah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Riah?
We estimate approximately 622 people named Riah 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 551,052 Americans share this first name.
Is Riah a common name?
Riah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Riah most popular?
Riah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Riah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Riah a female name?
Riah is predominantly female. 97.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Riah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Riah Smith, Riah Johnson, Riah 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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