Ria

Origin: Pet form of Maria; also Spanish ría, river inlet (from Dutch/German (diminutive))

Girl's name · #2346 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Ria's best rank, #1150, came in 2005; it has settled back to #2346 today. Roughly 4,100 girls have been named Ria since 1934.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#176 in N. Ireland (2025) · #201 in Slovenia (2025) · #350 in Ireland (2025) · #559 in Austria (2025) · #610 in Switzerland (2025) · #940 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,070 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rias

Ria Stalman — Dutch discus thrower
Ria Percival — New Zealand association football player
Ria Baran — German figure skater (1922–1986)
Ria Visser — Dutch speed skater
Ria Oomen-Ruijten — Dutch politician

In stories & tradition

Ria Torres — Lie to Me (TV series)
Ria — Farming Life in Another World (novel series)

What Rias become

Among 355 notable people named Ria:

Entertainers appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ria Irawan, Indonesian actress (1969–2020).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Riya (#1546) and Riyah (#2507), Ria would rank around #918 with about 290 births last year — the newborns split about 48/27/25 across Riya, Ria, and Riyah.

Similar names: Rya · Evelin · Reem · Kiya · Amya · Rhylee

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