Is Rihanna a boy or girl name?
Rihanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 115 girls and 0 boys were named Rihanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,527 US babies named Rihanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,756
- Babies named Rihanna since 2000
- 6,527
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 1,080 babies
Boys and girls named Rihanna, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,756 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,371 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,664 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,581 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,492 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,646 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,414 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,333 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,335 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,181 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 269 | #940 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 323 | #831 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 381 | #726 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 500 | #587 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 825 | #389 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,169 | 1,075 | #311 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 789 | #415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 572 | #531 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,625 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rihanna reached #14,169 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #311 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rihanna
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.