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Rya

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

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

Rya: Recorded since 1997, its highest recorded position is #476, and it stood at #1,892 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1541 to #5785.20082013201720212025#1541#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3174
2000#3912
2007#4294
2008#3860
2009#5556
2010#4688
2011#5785
2013#3160
2014#5691
2015#4736
2016#5785
2017#3583
2018#5666
2019#5591
2020#4535
2021#2073
2022#2673
2023#1863
2024#1541
2025#1892

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 20 of the 29 years from 1997 to 2025.

In 2024: #476 among girls in Scotland, #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #476 in Scotland in 2024.

Rya'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#189215HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#154120HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#186315HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#207313HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

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

Where Rya is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rya, between 1997 and 2025, in 20 of those 29 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419972025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202520#1541 in 2024
Scotland20241#476 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2000; it appears again in 2007.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rya

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #476 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.