On July 8th, 2020, Rivera was declared a missing person after her four-year-old son, Josey, was found alone in Rivera's rented boat at Lake Piru. They both agree to share custody of their son Josey. In June 2018, both Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey finalized their divorce. On Octoit was announced, that Naya has called off the divorce, but it is back on now. Rivera revealed in her memoir that she had an abortion in 2010 of her and ex-boyfriend (then-husband)'s child and that she had anorexia as a teenager. In November 2016, Rivera would file for divorce and is seeking primary custody of Josey while Dorsey would get visitation rights. The couple's child, a son named Josey Hollis, was born on September 17, 2015. Rivera announced that she and Dorsey were expecting their first child in February 2015. She married Ryan Dorsey on 19 July 2014 and it was reported on 23 July 2014 they began to date after Rivera's relationship with Big Sean ended. The engagement was announced to be called off after six months in April 2014, via a statement released by Big Sean. They became engaged in October 2013, after less than a year of dating.
Rivera and Big Sean went public with their relationship at the premiere of 42 in April 2013. Mychal is a former football player and Nickayla is a model. Rivera has a brother, Mychal, and a sister, Mikayla.
She was raised in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, attended Valencia High School and has lived in or around Los Angeles for most of her life. Naya was born to George and Yolanda Rivera.