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Rie
Rie (りえ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 理恵, 理 reason + 恵 blessing. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 5 in 1979.
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Ways to write Rie
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
理恵
理reason, logic恵blessing
Girl, best No. 5 (1978–1982)理江
理reason, logic江inlet, bay
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata李依
李plum依to rely on
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata里恵
里village, home恵blessing
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata梨絵
梨pear絵picture
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata里枝
里village, home枝branch
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Rie appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
利依benefit + to rely onGirl
利衣benefit + garmentGirl
利映benefit + to reflectGirl
利栄benefit + to flourishGirl
利英benefit + outstandingGirl
利絵benefit + pictureGirl
利恵benefit + blessingGirl
利江benefit + inletGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Rie has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1979, at No. 5.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1982 | No. 8 |
| 1981 | No. 10 |
| 1980 | No. 9 |
| 1979 | No. 5 |
| 1978 | No. 6 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Rie
Rie Yamaki 山木 里恵Japanese association football player
Rie Usui 臼井 理恵Japanese association football player (born 1989)
Rie Kugimiya 理恵Japanese voice actress
Rie Takahashi 高橋 李依Japanese voice actress
Rie Tanaka 田中 理恵Japanese voice actress (born 1979)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.