Rianna

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 36 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
36
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Rianna by the numbers

Rianna was given to 36 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 271 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Rianna

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rianna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rihannasweet basil; a form of Rihana162 in the US (2017)
  • Rhiannagreat maiden; extended form of Rhian6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Riannefeminine form of ryan or blend of rhianne13 in the US (2017)
  • Riana16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ryanna24 in the US (2017)
  • Reanna20 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Rianna

Names that are said the same way as Rianna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rionagreat queen; a form of Regan or Riona16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ryanalittle king; feminine form of Ryan4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rihanasweet basil; fragrant plant5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rinoa43 in the US (2017)
  • Rinaya3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Rianna

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