Riya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Riya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 118 babies (rank #361 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Riya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Riya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,573

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Riya

Riya Senmodel · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,728
1997	30	#787
1998	33	#721
1999	27	#837
2000	49	#563
2001	65	#471
2002	66	#474
2003	63	#514
2004	77	#457
2005	90	#415
2006	118	#361
2007	112	#376
2008	99	#431
2009	110	#386
2010	96	#445
2011	99	#439
2012	107	#433
2013	79	#533
2014	83	#515
2015	74	#582
2016	86	#507