Is Riyah a boy or girl name?

Riyah is a girl’s name. Of the 869 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Riyah

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Riyah was most popular in 2023, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,805 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,430, with 71 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 869 people named Riyah.

Riyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riyah’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 869 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Riyah

Where Riyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.9×

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