Ryah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,051 for girls
Ryah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 2,051st for girls in the US (92 babies).
Where does Ryah come from?
Probably a spelling of Ria, Riya or Rhea
Is Ryah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ryah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 92 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ryah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 113% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Ryah, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ryah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 696 girls in the UK were given Ryah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #84, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Ryah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | #7,600 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Ryah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 92 girls in the US were named Ryah, making it the 2,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,141st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 110 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Ryah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,086 girls in the US were given Ryah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #308, up from #2,051 for this spelling alone.
Ryah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #2,051 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,823 |
| 2023 | 82 | #2,258 |
| 2022 | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2021 | 86 | #2,173 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3,141 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,681 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,904 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3,139 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,705 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3,255 |
| 2009 | 53 | #3,160 |
| 2008 | 48 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,858 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Names like Ryah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah Safa Zainab Aaliyah Hafsa Rahma Ruqayyah Nusaybah Hiba Ayra Rehmat Sumayyah
Other spellings of Ryah
Names related to Ryah
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, “Ryah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ryah, updated 20 October 2026.