Ria

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A few things about Ria you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ria

Ria Percival

New Zealand association football player

Choose Ria and your child shares a first name with Ria Percival, a New Zealand association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ria, like who?” Ria Percival's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,619 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ria, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ria would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRia first shows up in US birth records in 1934, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 91 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2005, when it reached #1,149.
• 🍂TrendRia has slipped 110 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,326. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Ria

Ria is a girl name of English and Spanish origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with R and ending in “-ria”. US birth records list Ria for girls from 1934 to 2025, in 83 of those 92 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #1,149 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,326, with 78 babies.

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