Rihaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ree-HAHN
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,127 for boys
Rihaan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
Where does Rihaan come from?
Used in Indian families; possibly related to Arabic Rayhan
Is Rihaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rihaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rihaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Rihaan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rihaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were given Rihaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,288, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Rihan 10
- Rihaan 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Rihaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Rihaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Rihaan, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,235th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
2025 had fewer boys named Rihaan than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Rihaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 58 boys in the US were given Rihaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,013, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
- Rihaan 38
- Rihan 20
Rihaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,242 |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,025 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,235 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
Names like Rihaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Ivaan Aarav Avyaan Rivaan Vivaan Shivansh Ayaan Krishiv Nivaan Rishaan Ishaan
Other spellings of Rihaan
Names related to Rihaan
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, “Rihaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rihaan, updated 20 October 2026.