girl's name
Riona
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,807
Ireland
#213
as Ríona, 2025
Riona is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Riona is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 33 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Riona over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 58 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s | 208 |
| 2010s | 231 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 158 |
How popular is Riona?
In 2025, Riona was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Riona is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Riona is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ríona | Ríona is Riona written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #213. | 194 |
Names that peaked alongside Riona
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Riona also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Riona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Riona in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ríona
Sibling names for Riona
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Riona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Riona
How popular is the name Riona?
In 2025, Riona was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Riona a girl's or a boy's name?
Riona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Riona most popular?
Riona peaked in 2015, when 33 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Riona a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Riona currently ranks #213 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.