| Reva | Riya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the Narmada river | singer; graceful |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | RAY-vah | REE-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (351) | 2005 (291) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Reva | Riya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 393 | 1,146 |
| 2010s | 571 | 2,525 |
| 2000s | 423 | 2,341 |
| 1990s | 517 | 261 |
| 1980s | 906 | 0 |
| 1970s | 503 | 0 |
| 1960s | 988 | 0 |
| 1950s | 1,582 | 0 |
| 1940s | 1,795 | 0 |
| 1930s | 2,379 | 0 |
| 1920s | 3,108 | 0 |
| 1910s | 2,067 | 0 |
| 1900s | 593 | 0 |
| 1890s | 212 | 0 |
| 1880s | 11 | 0 |
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
Commonly given as Sanskrit-derived riya (रिया), 'singer' or 'graceful'. It is not well attested in classical Sanskrit literature, so this meaning is popular rather than firmly documented.
Reva and Riya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin), while Riya means singer; graceful (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Reva first appears in 0 and Riya in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.