Rya is a short modern name of uncertain origin; it is usually read as a variant of Ria or the Indian Riya, which comes from the Sanskrit for "singer", or as a clipped form of names ending in -ria such as Maria and Victoria. Its two letters and open sound fit the current taste for tiny names like Mya and Nya. Rya climbed from number 2679 in 2015 to number 1236 in 2024 and ranks number 1522 in 2025.