Rihanna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Rihanna first appears in the data in 2005 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 281 babies (rank #194 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rihanna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rihanna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,492

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

281

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Rihanna

Rihannapop singer · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2005	46	#678
2006	196	#240
2007	281	#194
2008	265	#198
2009	161	#294
2010	136	#341
2011	143	#337
2012	81	#526
2013	60	#672
2014	47	#824
2015	35	#1,027
2016	41	#913