Rihana

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rihana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rihana: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,020 in 2007, and it stood at #4,192 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1020highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
2000	#2416
2001	#3262
2002	#1784
2003	#1843
2004	#3197
2005	#1589
2006	#1243
2007	#1020
2008	#1034
2009	#1248
2010	#1389
2011	#2275
2012	#2521
2013	#2460
2014	#3160
2015	#2496
2016	#4763
2017	#4063
2019	#2458
2020	#5493
2021	#3519
2022	#3148
2023	#4709
2024	#4192

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1020 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Rihana by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rihana in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000sbusiest	152	10 of 10	15
2010s	89	9 of 10	10
2020s	25	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 15 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Rihana appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1020 in England and Wales in 2007.

Rihana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4192	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4709	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3148	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#3519	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#5493	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2458	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4063	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2496	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2460	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2521	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2275	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1389	22	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1248	24	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1034	29	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1020	29	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1243	21	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1589	14	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1843	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1784	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2416	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,020, first reached in 2007.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 29 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,192position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
29births registered in its largest year, 200725 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Rihanna · #77, 21y
Rikard · #262, 43y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Amaris · #1021, 26y
Eddy · #1019, 29y
Gurnoor · #1021, 20y
Hamnah · #1019, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Amaris · #1021, 26y
Eddy · #1019, 29y
Hamnah · #1019, 26y
Suri · #1021, 22y

Rihana and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rihana without appearing here.

Rihana moved ahead of

Cheryl Compare
In 2021 they stood at #5493 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3148 and #5669.
Debra Compare
In 2021 they stood at #5493 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3148 and #5669.
Ollie Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #1589 and #3970.
Vicki Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #3197 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #1589 and #3970.

Moved ahead of Rihana

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #1939.
Noah Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #2869 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2615.
Arlo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #3541 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2843.
Meabh Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2496 and #4103 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #4763 and #2233.

Moved the opposite way to Rihana

Frida Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #2416 to #4192 while Frida went from #3912 to #811.
Meabh Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #1784 to #4192 while Meabh went from #2868 to #952.
Blake Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #1020 to #4192 while Blake went from #5201 to #432.
Ezra Compare
Between 2008 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #1034 to #4192 while Ezra went from #3397 to #1302.

Moved the same way as Rihana

Finley Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #2416 to #4192 and Finley from #1250 to #3318.
Hayden Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #2416 to #4192 and Hayden from #3912 to #5891.
Dianne Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Rihana went from #1784 to #4192 and Dianne from #4137 to #5891.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1020 in England and Wales in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Rihana at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Rihana by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Rihana appears in

Popularity data

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Rihana at a glance

Rihana by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Rihana appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Rihana and the names beside it

Rihana moved ahead of

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