Riya
Riya is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Singer; graceful.
What Riya means
Singer; graceful.
Riya is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Riya comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Riya is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Riya?
Riya sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Riya
Two ideas meet in Riya: music and grace and gentleness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Riya
These share Riya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Teagan — Little poet; attractive.
- Orpheus — Beautiful voice.
- Ananya — Unique; matchless.
- Esha — Desire; pure.
- Indira — Beauty; splendour.
- Kavya — Poetry; a poem.
- Lavanya — Grace and beauty.
- Pari — Fairy; angel.
- Siya — The goddess Sita.
- Tanvi — Slender and delicate.
- Vanya — Gracious gift of God.
More Sanskrit names
- Reyansh — Ray of light.
- Rohan — Ascending; blossoming.
- Reyaan — Door to heaven; little king.
- Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi; knowledge.
- Radha — Success; beloved of Krishna.
- Shaurya — Bravery; valour.
- Priya — Beloved; dear one.
- Shivansh — A part of Lord Shiva.
- Pranav — The sacred syllable Om.
- Sitara — Star.