Rie

Girls' name

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

Rie has been given to 84 babies in the U.S. since 1976. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1992, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Rie, 2020

1 in 668,000

Rie over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Rie: meaning, origin, and history

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

Japanese, Dutch and Danish

What Rie means

Rie has more than one naming route in the cited origin entries: distinct naming traditions.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

* Japanese りえ (Rie), a given name with numerous possible original kanji. * Danish Rie * Dutch Rie

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Origin, language, and formation

Rie is used in English, Danish and Dutch. Its origins include Japanese, Dutch and Danish.

Rie comes through Japanese りえ, Danish Rie and Dutch Rie.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Marie, Rie, Maria and מרים.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 84 girls were recorded with the name Rie between 1976 and 2020. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1992; its best national rank was #8,572 in 1992.

How common is Rie?

Rie had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2020, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2020: 1 in 668,000; 5 of 3,342,313 births
Among girls only: 1 in 323,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2020: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 463,344 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Rie sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2020 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 463,344 children born in 2020 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Rie. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ries were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Rie was born before 1992 — so the typical Rie is around 33 today.

Median birth year: 1992; About 33 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 41.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 32.1%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 84; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 41.7% of all recorded uses (35).

Is Rie rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1992 (10)
Years since peak: 33; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 38.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,572; 1992

Rie by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,572; 1992
Peak year: 1992; 10 that year
First recorded: 1976
Last recorded: 2020
All-time count: 84
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Rie

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Riena Riella Darie Rien Imrie Riel Ezrie Riese Amrie Kairie Riely Mabrie Zyrie Azurie Aerie Nyarie Dearie Norrie Norie Adrie Rielynn Amirie Elorie Kearie

Sibling names for Rie

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shelbi Shelbie Ilana Danyelle Kelsea Ivonne Maira Stormy

For a brother

Coty Malcom Edgardo Arnulfo Dillan Devante Shay Dimitri

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