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Rihanna

/ɹiˈhɑnə/ · 100% girls · 87 born in 2025

Rihanna has been given to about 6,617 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɹiˈhɑnə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,583
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rihanna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 1,080
  • Born in 202587
  • All time6,617
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Rihanna?

Its best year was 2008, when 1,080 babies were given the name, ranking 311th. The typical living American called Rihanna is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rihanna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brianna0.76
  2. Gianna0.76
  3. Dianna0.76
  4. Tianna0.76
  5. Ivanna0.76
  6. Diana0.73
  7. Kianna0.76
  8. Lianna0.76

Middle names for Rihanna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rihanna Louise0.85
  2. Rihanna June0.84
  3. Rihanna Pearl0.84
  4. Rihanna Quinn0.84
  5. Rihanna Nell0.84
  6. Rihanna Wren0.83

Sibling names for Rihanna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mileysister · 0.93
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.91
  3. Keirasister · 0.89
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.86
  5. Campbelleither · 0.86
  6. Caidenbrother · 0.85

Where Rihanna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rihanna White0.80
  2. Rihanna Nguyen0.80
  3. Rihanna Moore0.80
  4. Rihanna Lee0.80
  5. Rihanna Hill0.80
  6. Rihanna Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rihanna

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rihanna across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.