How Many People Are Named Riya?
An estimated 6,066 people in the United States have the first name Riya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Riya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 291 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Riya 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 Riya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Riya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,066
About 1 in 56,504 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2005
291 births
Total Registered
6,133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Riya
Riya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Riya as a female name
Ranked #1,280 in 2024
181 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (291 births)
Riya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Riya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,525 babies were registered. While Riya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Riya by Decade
How has Riya 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.
Riya by State
Birth registrations for Riya span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Iowa, Indiana. On average, about 193 Riyas were registered per state.
Riya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Riya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Riya
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Riya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Riya?
We estimate approximately 6,066 people named Riya 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 56,504 Americans share this first name.
Is Riya a common name?
Riya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Riya most popular?
Riya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 291 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Riya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Riya a female name?
Riya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Riya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Riya Smith, Riya Johnson, Riya 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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