Girls' name · since 2000
Rihanna
6,612 babies named Rihanna in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,612
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,612 babies have been named Rihanna since 2000, making it today's #2148 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihanna has been recorded 6,612 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #2148 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #2,143 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,148 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,612 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihanna ranks #2,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,148 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,612 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,143 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,148 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,612
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rihanna's 6,612 recorded births place it above 97.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rihanna compares
6,612 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Rihanna's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rihanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,075 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rihanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rihanna's full recorded timeline at 2015, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 1,075 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rihanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,075
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rihanna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Rihanna as boys' name)
Rihanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,346 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Rihanna's strongest decade.
3,346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rihanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
3,346 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,495 births
- 2020s 771
2020s
771 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,346 births (51% of all-time use).
How Rihanna 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 Rihanna's total volume
Rihanna by state
Where Rihanna concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 772 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 749 | 11.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 615 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 604 | 9.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 256 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 219 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 211 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 182 | 2.8% |
772 of 6,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Rihanna appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rihanna's data
- Rihanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,346 total births); usage has since declined to 771 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rihannas (772 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rihanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Rihanna 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.