Rihana
Rihana was the 7074th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2307th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,699 places. More babies were named Rihana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,074 girls, up 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200784 babies
- Total since 1880
- 705babies recorded
Rihana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,074 | 16 |
| 2020 | #7,162 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,242 | 51 |
| 2000 | #9,725 | 10 |
| 1990 | #11,091 | 7 |
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How popular is Rihana, counting every spelling?
Rihana is a spelling of Rihanna, a name family that ranked #1,710 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,074 for Rihana on its own. Together these spellings went to 103 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rihanna | 87 | #2,150 | 627 |
| Rihana | 16 | #7,074 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rihana?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rihana (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rihana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rihana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rihana?
About 700 people born in the US named Rihana are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 20. That makes Rihana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rihana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rihana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rihana
How popular is the name Rihana?
Rihana was the 7074th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2307th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,699 places. More babies were named Rihana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rihana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rihana in the US.