Is Riah a boy or girl name?

Riah is a girl’s name. Of the 661 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.7% were girls and 2.3% were boys.

Riah

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Riah was most popular in 2024, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,802 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 661 people named Riah.

Riah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riah’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riah is a girl’s name — 97.7% of the 661 Americans given it were girls and 2.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org