girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Ria

Meaning A female given name derived from Maria Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,346 Trend → Stable

A female given name derived from Maria.

Rank 2025
#2,346
among girls · ↑159 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
78
named Ria · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,606
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
202 babies
All-time total
4,115
#2,930 all-time among girls
First recorded
1934
in Social Security records

Ria popularity over time

4,115 babies have been named Ria since 1934, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 12 1 – #4,071
1940s 40 4 +233% #3,545
1950s 105 11 +163% #2,957
1960s 145 15 +38% #2,345
1970s 186 19 +28% #2,712
1980s 254 25 +37% #2,982
1990s 382 38 +50% #2,304
2000s 1,488 149 +290% #1,150
2010s 1,024 102 -31% #1,756
2020s (to 2025) 479 80 -22% #2,060

Where Ria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 77 0.05 outside top 500

Where Ria is most popular

Girls named Ria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, California, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 22 0.122 +148%
California 77 0.092 +87%
Illinois 18 0.079 +60%
Washington 10 0.069 +41%
New York 26 0.066 +34%
Texas 40 0.050 ≈ national
Arizona 6 0.043 -13%
Virginia 5 0.029 -40%
Georgia 5 0.022 -55%
Florida 7 0.016 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ria

Ria is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,346 in 2025 with 78 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1934, 4,115 American babies have been named Ria. Its peak came in 2005, when 202 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ria?

The median living Ria is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 26. An estimated 4,000 people named Ria are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 78 #2,346
2024 72 #2,505
2023 95 #2,060
2022 79 #2,360
2021 74 #2,436
2020 81 #2,237
2019 85 #2,188
2018 86 #2,186
2017 105 #1,927
2016 109 #1,882
2015 85 #2,232
2014 100 #1,989
2013 115 #1,790
2012 111 #1,830
2011 117 #1,756
2010 111 #1,842
2009 131 #1,703
2008 133 #1,684
2007 147 #1,554
2006 166 #1,378
2005 202 #1,150
2004 190 #1,183
2003 174 #1,222
2002 134 #1,430
2001 125 #1,503
2000 86 #1,964
1995 32 #3,478
1990 24 #4,199
1985 24 #3,596
1980 30 #2,982
1975 14 #4,535
1970 18 #3,542
1965 12 #3,908
1960 11 #4,112
1955 15 #3,068
1950 8 #4,240
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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Famous people named Ria

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ria Stalman Ria Stalman Dutch discus thrower and shot putter b. 1951 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Ria Baran Ria Baran German figure skater (1922–1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ria?

The median living Ria is about 19 years old. Half of all living Rias are between 11 and 26 years old.

How many people named Ria are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Ria are alive in the United States, based on 4,115 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ria mean?

A female given name derived from Maria.

How popular is the name Ria in 2025?

Ria ranked #2,346 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 78 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ria?

4,115 babies have been named Ria in the United States since 1934, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ria most popular?

Ria peaked in 2005, when 202 newborns received the name.

Is Ria a boy or girl name?

Ria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ria rising or falling?

Ria has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ria become more popular?

Ria looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 77 girls named Ria in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ria?

Well-known people named Ria include Ria Stalman (athlete), Ria Baran (skater).

Names like Ria

Names that sound and feel close to Ria: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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