Riyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ree-YAA-na
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,409 for girls
Riyana is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
Where does Riyana come from?
Modern: modern name related to Riana and Riya
Is Riyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Riyana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riyana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Riyana, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Riyana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Riyana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Riyana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Riyana, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Riyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Riyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Names like Riyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya, Prisha, Raya, Anvika, Inaya, Arya, Safa, Haniya, Aisha, Amira, Liyana, Khadija
Names related to Riyana
Rayna, Rania, Raina, Rihanna, Rana, Ranya, Rhianna, Riana, Ryan, Rian, Riyan
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Riyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riyana, updated 20 October 2026.