Rya is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Rya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,522 for girl births in the United States (and #2,827 across all names), given to 140 babies. Rya was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2024 (190 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | 140 | #1,522 | — |
| 2024 | 190 | 190 | #1,236 | — |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | #1,412 | — |
| 2022 | 168 | 168 | #1,377 | — |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | #1,966 | — |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | #3,437 | — |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #3,602 | — |
| 2018 | 44 | 44 | #3,549 | — |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | #3,186 | — |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | #2,930 | — |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #2,679 | — |
| 2014 | 72 | 72 | #2,513 | — |
| 2013 | 50 | 50 | #3,257 | — |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #3,126 | — |
| 2011 | 70 | 70 | #2,582 | — |
| 2010 | 46 | 46 | #3,506 | — |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #3,556 | — |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | #3,152 | — |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #3,646 | — |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | #3,302 | — |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #3,715 | — |
| 2004 | 36 | 36 | #3,973 | — |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #4,187 | — |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #6,079 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #4,975 | — |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,944 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #5,386 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,443 | — |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,757 | — |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #6,002 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,299 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,320 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,347 | — |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,961 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,511 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #12,370 | #5,243 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #12,052 | #6,380 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,958 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #11,873 | #7,168 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,975 | — |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,256 | — |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,582 | — |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,236 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,235 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,314 | — |