Given name & surname
Reya
“a queenly woman”
Reya is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a queenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a queenly woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,939
- 0 boys · 2,939 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 305 babies
- 2025
- 250
- #1,003 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 250 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,003 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 63.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (44). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,527 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reya’s family of names
Reya has a related form in Reyah. Reya has a related form in Reye. Reya has a related form in Reyea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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