Riya

“Female given name in Indian usage” — Indian (modern) origin

Girl's name · #1546 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Riya reached its best rank, #872, in 2005 and ranked #1546 in 2025. About 6,300 girls have carried it since 1990. Together with its spelling variants Ria (#2346) and Riyah (#2507), Riya would rank around #918 with about 290 births last year — the newborns split about 48/27/25 across Riya, Ria, and Riyah.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Riyas

Riya Sen — Indian actress
Riya Bhatia — Indian tennis player
Riya Deepsi — Indian actor
Riya Shukla — Indian actress
Riya Sharma — Indian television actress

What Riyas become

Among 32 notable people named Riya:

Entertainers appear 3.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Riya Sen, Indian actress.

Similar names: Diya · Reem · Miya · Karma · Priya · Shreya

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