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How popular is the name Ria?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rias are alive today.
Ria (female) is a shortened form of the name Maria. Although Ria itself was given to 38 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 922nd as a registered name), most Rias are registered as Maria, which ranked 88th in 2025 with 522 babies.
Most people called Ria are registered as Maria, and share that name's profile: the Maria you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old - or else around 10: the name has two living generations. Half of all Marias born in England and Wales are between 24 and 67, and there are at least 71,000 of them alive today. Only some Marias go by Ria.
How many babies are named Ria or Maria each year?
Combined registrations of Maria, Ria. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Maria rank as a registered name?
Where does Ria rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ria short for Maria?
Yes - Ria is a shortened form of Maria. Rias are usually registered as Maria at birth.
When was the name Ria most popular?
The full name Maria peaked in 1964, when around 2,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ria itself peaked as a registered name in 2005, with 253 babies.
How many people are called Ria?
There's no official count of people who go by Ria, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 71,000 people registered as Maria born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ria.
How old is the typical Ria?
Most people called Ria are registered as Maria. Most living Marias are between 24 and 67; the most common age is about 62. There is a second cluster around 10.
Is Ria becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.