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Rihanna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Rihanna first appears in the U.S. data in 2000 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 1,075 babies (rank #311 that year). In 2024 it was given to 115 girls (rank #1,756). The name has been declining over the last five years.

6,527

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,075

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Rihanna in 2024

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	6	#14,625
2005	79	#2,293
2006	572	#531
2007	789	#415
2008	1,075	#311
2009	825	#389
2010	500	#587
2011	381	#726
2012	323	#831
2013	269	#940
2014	208	#1,181
2015	178	#1,335
2016	178	#1,333
2017	162	#1,414
2018	164	#1,375
2019	129	#1,646
2020	144	#1,492
2021	133	#1,581
2022	127	#1,664
2023	165	#1,371
2024	115	#1,756