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Reya
OriginGreek, variation of Rhea
Meaning"a flowing stream"
About Reya
Likely boosted by its similarity to fast-rising names Rhea, Raya, and Freya, enough parents chose this sweet and simple name in 2023 to push it into the US Top 1000 for the first time.
Pronounced RAY-uh.
As of October 2026, Reya ranked #1003 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #884 in 2024.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,125 | 91 | 50.9 |
| 2015 | #1,891 | 108 | 60.5 |
| 2016 | #1,351 | 176 | 99.3 |
| 2017 | #1,527 | 145 | 84 |
| 2018 | #1,459 | 151 | 88.8 |
| 2019 | #1,492 | 147 | 87.6 |
| 2020 | #1,279 | 175 | 108.3 |
| 2021 | #1,128 | 219 | 133.5 |
| 2022 | #1,032 | 248 | 151.2 |
| 2023 | #953 | 274 | 170.8 |
| 2024 | #884 | 305 | 188.2 |
| 2025 | #1,003 | 250 | 155.5 |
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