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Rihana

Girl

Meaning of Rihana: Arabic: 'sweet basil'

Rihana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6675th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6675

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

705

First recorded 1983 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 60 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 67 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 7 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Rihana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 84.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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