Rihanna
Rihanna was the 2150th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 311th with 1,075 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 815 places. More babies were named Rihanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,150 girls, down 658 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 87girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,075 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,617babies recorded
Rihanna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,150 | 87 |
| 2020 | #1,492 | 144 |
| 2010 | #587 | 500 |
| 2000 | #14,625 | 6 |
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How popular is Rihanna, counting every spelling?
Rihanna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,710 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,150 for Rihanna 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 Rihanna?
87 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rihanna (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rihanna 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 96 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rihanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rihanna?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Rihanna are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 18. That makes Rihanna 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.
Rihanna by state
How common Rihanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×), New York (2.0×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rihanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rihanna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rihanna
How popular is the name Rihanna?
Rihanna was the 2150th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 311th with 1,075 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 815 places. More babies were named Rihanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rihanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rihanna in the US.
Where is Rihanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rihanna was most common in Massachusetts (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Louisiana.