Is Rihana a boy or girl name?

Rihana is a girl’s name. Of the 705 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rihana

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Rihana was most popular in 2007, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,001 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 705 people named Rihana.

Rihana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rihana’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rihana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rihana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 705 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org