NameTides

Rihanna

Rihanna was the #2,139 girls' name in the US in 2025 (87 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #1,031 in Canada.

Rihanna as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rihanna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rihanna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,139 (87)#1,892 (15)——#718 (4)#1,031 (26)
2024#1,753 (115)#1,230 (27)———#3,383 (5)
2023#1,361 (165)#906 (39)———#1,203 (20)
2022#1,659 (127)#1,326 (24)———#1,415 (16)
2021#1,577 (133)#1,311 (24)——#764 (4)#1,185 (21)
2020#1,485 (144)#1,065 (31)—#397 (3)—#1,428 (16)
2019#1,642 (129)#1,252 (26)———#1,683 (13)
2018#1,360 (166)#1,059 (33)———#1,301 (18)
2017#1,409 (162)#1,105 (31)——#524 (7)#1,506 (15)
2016#1,330 (178)#897 (41)#798 (3)#440 (3)#661 (5)#1,463 (16)
2015#1,329 (178)#1,007 (35)#653 (4)—#494 (8)#1,363 (17)
2014#1,173 (209)#814 (47)#681 (4)—#494 (8)#1,681 (13)
2013#938 (269)#663 (60)#564 (5)#234 (8)#491 (8)#1,432 (16)
2012#831 (323)#522 (81)#580 (5)#383 (4)#371 (13)#839 (32)
2011#724 (381)#336 (143)#363 (10)#246 (7)#393 (12)#894 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #311.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2000.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rihanna is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rihanna by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #980NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Rihanna (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5408

Rihanna (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RihannaCanadaGirls#1,03126
RihannaEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
RihannaIrelandGirls#7184
RihannaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RihannaScotlandGirls—too few
RihannaUSGirls#2,13987
RihannaUSBoys—too few