Rihanna is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.
Rihanna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,150 for girl births in the United States (and #3,906 across all names), given to 87 babies. Rihanna was first reported in SSA data in 2000 and peaked in 2008 (1,075 births).
Girls named Rihanna per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2000–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Rihanna
Boys named Rihanna per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2000–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here