MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Riya mean?
Riya is a modern feminine name associated with singing in naming tradition. Its musical interpretation is used across Indian languages, including Bengali and Tamil.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रिया
Conventional spelling
Tamil
ரியா
Conventional spelling
Bengali
রিয়া
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Riya in Indian usage
23,048 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 22,372 records (97.1%).
- Recorded as male: 676 records (2.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 233 |
| 1970s | 1,283 |
| 1980s | 5,879 |
| 1990s | 15,428 |
| Other decades | 225 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,680 |
| Bihar | 4,570 |
| Kerala | 3,372 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,342 |
| Rajasthan | 1,649 |
| Jharkhand | 1,571 |
| Delhi | 1,052 |
| Haryana | 929 |
| Goa | 610 |
| Punjab | 413 |
| Uttarakhand | 392 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 389 |
| Tripura | 274 |
| Maharashtra | 158 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 155 |
| Other states | 492 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Riya / F | 48 | 763 |
| Scotland | Riya / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Riya; Table_6, C778 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Riya; Table_6, C778
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Riya; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Riya; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Behind the Name: Riya ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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