Rhianna
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Rhianna is a girls' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Rhianna mean?
Arabic
A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rhianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhianna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 18 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rhianna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Rhianna, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 557 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rhianna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Rhianna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 74 | #596 |
| 2010 | 87 | #521 |
| 2009 | 161 | #318 |
| 2008 | 318 | #188 |
| 2007 | 557 | #109 |
| 2006 | 547 | #110 |
| 2005 | 327 | #179 |
| 2004 | 287 | #190 |
| 2003 | 326 | #166 |
| 2002 | 304 | #161 |
| 2001 | 243 | #190 |
| 2000 | 228 | #209 |
| 1999 | 280 | #180 |
| 1998 | 304 | #167 |
| 1997 | 300 | #170 |
| 1996 | 290 | #169 |
How popular is Rhianna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Rhianna, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 495 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Rhianna in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rhianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 71 | #2,548 |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,715 |
| 2010 | 163 | #1,402 |
| 2009 | 257 | #1,019 |
| 2008 | 393 | #753 |
| 2007 | 495 | #606 |
| 2006 | 349 | #786 |
| 2005 | 190 | #1,203 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,328 |
| 2003 | 186 | #1,159 |
| 2002 | 192 | #1,099 |
| 2001 | 195 | #1,086 |
| 2000 | 217 | #974 |
| 1999 | 204 | #1,004 |
| 1998 | 233 | #904 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,417 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 146 | #1,173 |
| 1994 | 144 | #1,214 |
| 1993 | 113 | #1,424 |
| 1992 | 121 | #1,367 |
| 1991 | 123 | #1,331 |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,653 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,920 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,951 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 88 | #1,384 |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,504 |
| 1980 | 93 | #1,351 |
| 1979 | 88 | #1,394 |
| 1978 | 80 | #1,434 |
| 1977 | 97 | #1,240 |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,714 |
Names like Rhianna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Keira Brianna Sienna Cassidy Francesca Jessica Riona Kianna Ffion Kiana Rihanna
Names related to Rhianna
Rhiannon Riana Rhian Rianna Riyana Rihana Rehana Reanna Rhyann Ryanna
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
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, “Rhianna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhianna, updated 20 October 2026.