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Ria

Ria (りあ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 莉愛, 莉 jasmine + 愛 love. It is popular today and has reached No. 35 in 2012.

り · あ · りあ · リア
Most used spelling莉愛りあjasmine + love

Ways to write Ria

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

莉愛
莉jasmine愛love
Girl, best No. 35 (2008–2024)
凜歩
凜dignified, cold and clear歩to walk, step
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Ria appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

利亜benefit + nextGirl
利安benefit + peaceGirl
吏亜official + nextGirl
吏吾official + IGirl
李亜plum + nextGirl
李愛plum + loveGirl
李明plum + brightGirl
梨亜pear + nextGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Ria has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2012, at No. 35.

No. 1No. 25No. 50201520202025Girls, 2012: No. 37Girls, 2023: No. 39Girls, 2024: No. 47Girls, 2025: No. 47
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YearGirls
2025No. 47
2024No. 47
2023No. 39
2012No. 37

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Names that share a kanji