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Rihanna

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2005–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2005 to 2025, ranging from #193 to #1892.200520092013201720212025#193#1892
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2005#668
2006#239
2007#193
2008#198
2009#293
2010#341
2011#336
2012#522
2013#663
2014#814
2015#1007
2016#897
2017#1105
2018#1059
2019#1252
2020#1065
2021#1311
2022#1326
2023#906
2024#1230
2025#1892

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 every year from 2005 to 2025.

In 2025: #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1892 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2005–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #668 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2020

    Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2006–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #77 in Northern Ireland in 2007.

Rihanna'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#189215HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#123027HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#90639HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#132624HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#131124HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#106531HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#125226HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#105933HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#110531HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#89741HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#100735HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#81447HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#66360HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#52281HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#336143HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#341136HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#293161HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#198265HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#193281HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#239196HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#66846HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2348HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2467HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#17212HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#10922HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#7830HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#7727HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#13016HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5247HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#4918HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#37113HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#39312HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#42211HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#15839HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#15939HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#26717HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#27215HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified

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

Where Rihanna is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Rihanna, between 2005 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2009Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 200720052025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2005–202521#193 in 2007
Republic of Ireland2005–202515#158 in 2009
Northern Ireland2006–202010#77 in 2007
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What is known about Rihanna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2005–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2005 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #77 in Northern Ireland in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.