Girls' name · since 1983
Rihana
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 705 babies named Rihana, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rihana is the #6960 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 705 recorded since 1983.
Rihana has 705 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6960 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 705 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihana ranks #9,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 705 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rihana's 705 recorded births place it above 86.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rihana compares
705 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rihana's all-time total is 88% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rihana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 705 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rihana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rihana's full recorded timeline at 2007, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rihana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Rihana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (352 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Rihana's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rihana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
352 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 352 births (50% of all-time use).
How Rihana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rihana's total volume
Rihana by state
Where Rihana concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 26 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
35 of 705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rihana's data
- Rihana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (352 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rihanas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rihana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rihana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.