Radiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-DEE-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
Radiya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “content, pleased”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Radiya mean?
Arabic: spelling of Radiyah; from Arabic radiya 'to be content or pleased'
“content, pleased”
Razia Sultana, who ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1236 to 1240, bore the same name in its Persian form, Razia.
Meaning borrowed from Radiyah.
Is Radiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Radiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Radiya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Radiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
Names like Radiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safiya, Safa, Zainab, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Amira, Ruqayyah, Rahma, Abeeha, Khadija, Rumaysa, Hiba
Names related to Radiya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Radiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/radiya, updated 20 October 2026.