Rhiana
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Rhiana is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rhiana mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rhianna
A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna.
Meaning borrowed from Rhianna. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rhiana a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhiana is a girls' name.
How popular is Rhiana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 39 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rhiana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rhiana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 39 | #834 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,250 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Rhiana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Rhiana in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rhiana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,855 |
| 2007 | 75 | #2,485 |
| 2006 | 75 | #2,459 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 32 | #2,486 |
Names like Rhiana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Jessica Brianna Keira Aisha Syeda Francesca Khadija Sienna Rihanna Fatima Amira
Names related to Rhiana
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rhiana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhiana, updated 20 October 2026.