Rithanya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 6 babies a year in England and Wales.
Rithanya by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Rithanya. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Rithanya
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rithanya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ritanyaflowing stream7 in the US (2017)
- Rihannasweet basil; a form of Rihana162 in the US (2017)
- Ruthannafriend of ruth; blend of Ruth and Anna8 in the US (2017)
- Rihanasweet basil; fragrant plant5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruthannefriend; compassion; a combination of Ruth and Anne14 in the US (2017)
- Rithvikawith beautiful waves7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rithanya
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