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Ria

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ria: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #192 to #980.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#192#980
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#302
1997#286
1998#284
1999#252
2000#278
2001#231
2002#231
2003#216
2004#192
2005#194
2006#224
2007#251
2008#296
2009#267
2010#288
2011#300
2012#314
2013#334
2014#415
2015#417
2016#458
2017#560
2018#596
2019#532
2020#771
2021#634
2022#706
2023#637
2024#980
2025#922

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 32 of the 45 years from 1981 to 2025.

In 2025: #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #922 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1981–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1981

    First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2024

    Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2000–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #179 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Ria's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#92238HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#98036HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#63757HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#70652HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#63461HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#77147HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#53276HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#59669HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#56077HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#45895HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#417106HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#415104HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#334139HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#314154HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#300164HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#288168HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#267180HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#296158HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#251198HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#224217HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#194253HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#192250HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#216216HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#231178HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#231171HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#278138HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#252159HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#284132HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#286127HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#302118HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#17910HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#2646HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2287HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#3364HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#19510HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2158HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2298HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4263HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2786HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2348HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2298HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2836HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3644HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2776HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3514HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2945HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3164HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#32512HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#27515HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#31612HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#35711HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#29914HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#32513HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#29915HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#30115HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#27317HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#31615HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#30416HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#22724HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#28018HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#28518HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#23623HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#41011HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#34114HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#30714HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4318HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#26314HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3409HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3556HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5343HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#4514HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#4145HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ria is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ria, between 1981 and 2025, in 33 of those 45 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1981–202532#227 in 2013
England and Wales1996–202530#192 in 2004
Northern Ireland2000–202422#179 in 2024

Its high point came 20 years earlier in England and Wales (2004) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1984; it appears again in 1995.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #179 in Northern Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.