girl's name
Rya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,326
Scotland
#510
2024 births
Rya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 140 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 190 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 23,682 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Rya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 30 |
| 1980s | 57 |
| 1990s | 114 |
| 2000s | 370 |
| 2010s | 555 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 802 |
How popular is Rya?
In 2025, Rya was given to 140 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Rya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rya
How popular is the name Rya?
In 2025, Rya was given to 140 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rya a girl's or a boy's name?
Rya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rya most popular?
Rya peaked in 2024, when 190 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rya currently ranks #510 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.