Girls' name · since 2006

Rihonna

42 babies named Rihonna in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#37,071 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade

42 girls have been named Rihonna since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Rihonna has 42 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2006 to 2010.

  • #37,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 42 born since 2006
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihonna ranks #37,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.

#37,071 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rihonna's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rihonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rihonna's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rihonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4681012 20062007200820092010 5

Rihonna by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (37 births, 88% of the file).

2000s was Rihonna's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.

Rihonna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (88% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rihonna?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 42 babies named Rihonna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,071 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 11 births.
Where does Rihonna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rihonna ranks #37,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rihonna most popular?
Rihonna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Rihonna been used?
Records for Rihonna go back to 2006, giving 5 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Rihonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rihanna, Rihana, Riham, Rihan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rihonna's data

  • Rihonna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rihonna

Nearby Names Like Rihonna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rihonna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rihonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2010 (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 Rihonna 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.