Rihana
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning sweet basil; fragrant plant.
Rihana by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Rihana. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 84 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rihana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rihannasweet basil; a form of Rihana162 in the US (2017)
- Rehanafragrant flower or sweet basil4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raihanafragrant flower or basil4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riana16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riyana5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roxanadawn; bright; form of Roxane107 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rihana
Names that are said the same way as Rihana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Rihana, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rihana
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