# Ria (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ria/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /riːə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,115 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,115 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,938, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Diminutive of Maria.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 117 | 1,756 |
| 2012 | 111 | 1,830 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,790 |
| 2014 | 100 | 1,989 |
| 2015 | 85 | 2,232 |
| 2016 | 109 | 1,882 |
| 2017 | 105 | 1,927 |
| 2018 | 86 | 2,186 |
| 2019 | 85 | 2,188 |
| 2020 | 81 | 2,237 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,436 |
| 2022 | 79 | 2,360 |
| 2023 | 95 | 2,060 |
| 2024 | 72 | 2,505 |
| 2025 | 78 | 2,346 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 164 | 300 |
| 2012 | 154 | 314 |
| 2013 | 139 | 334 |
| 2014 | 104 | 415 |
| 2015 | 106 | 417 |
| 2016 | 95 | 458 |
| 2017 | 77 | 560 |
| 2018 | 69 | 596 |
| 2019 | 76 | 532 |
| 2020 | 47 | 771 |
| 2021 | 61 | 634 |
| 2022 | 52 | 706 |
| 2023 | 57 | 637 |
| 2024 | 36 | 980 |
| 2025 | 38 | 922 |

## People named Ria

- Ria Stalman, Dutch discus thrower
- Ria Baran, German figure skater (1922–1986)
- Ria Visser, Dutch speed skater
- Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Dutch politician
- Ria Thompson, Australian rower
- Ria Kataja, Finnish actress
- Ria Öling, Finnish association football player
- Ria Beckers, Dutch politician (1938–2006)
- Ria Valk, Dutch singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.