Rihanna
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning sweet basil; a form of Rihana.
Rihanna by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Rihanna. In the US, 162 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,074 babies in 2008, 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 Rihanna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rihanasweet basil; fragrant plant5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rianna36 in the US (2017)
- Roxannadawn; a form of Roxana84 in the US (2017)
- Rosannarose grace; combination of Rose and Anna56 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rhiannagreat maiden; extended form of Rhian6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riannefeminine form of ryan or blend of rhianne13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rihanna
Names that are said the same way as Rihanna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Rihanna, 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 Rihanna
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