Boy or Girl

Is Rya a boy or girl name?

Rya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 190 girls and 0 boys were named Rya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.9% of the 1,785 US babies named Rya were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,230
Babies named Rya since 1971
1,785
Most popular year
2024
190 babies
Babies named Rya each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Rya from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Rya, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s030100%
1980s193866.7%
1990s0114100%
2000s0370100%
2010s0554100%
2020s0660100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–190#1,230
20230–159#1,410
20220–167#1,380
20210–99#1,976
20200–45#3,437
20190–42#3,657
20180–44#3,547
20170–51#3,185
20160–58#2,929
20150–67#2,677
20140–72#2,512
20130–50#3,256
20120–54#3,126
20110–70#2,581
20100–46#3,505
20090–46#3,556
20080–54#3,152
20070–45#3,645
20060–50#3,301
20050–40#3,715
20040–36#3,973
20030–32#4,187
20020–19#6,079
20010–24#4,975
20000–24#4,944
19990–20#5,386
19980–13#7,443
19970–14#6,757
19960–16#6,002
19950–8#10,299
19940–8#10,320
19930–8#10,347
19920–13#6,958
19910–14#6,511
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19868#5,2455#12,369
19856#6,3815#12,053
19840–0–
19830–6#9,957
19825#7,1705#11,871
19810–8#7,975
19800–9#7,256
19790–10#6,581
19780–0–
19770–10#6,236
19760–0–
19750–5#10,234
19740–0–
19730–0–
19720–0–
19710–5#9,316

Highest rank

As a boy name, Rya reached #5,245 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #1,230 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Rya

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.