The first name Rhianna

In 2025, 6 girls were named Rhianna, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 467 births (#116).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rhianna with other names.

In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Rhianna, the 6,501st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 495 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Rhianna Pratchett
  English video game writer and journalist (born 1976)
• Rhianna Parris-Smith
  British track cyclist, born 2002
• Rhianna Ryan
  American pornographic actress, born 1990

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Rhianna mean?

Rhianna means “basil”, “myrtle” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Rhianna?

A variant spelling of Rihanna, from Arabic رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna, singulative of رَيْحَان (rayḥān, “basil; myrtle”)). This spelling is possibly influenced by unrelated Welsh names such as Rhiannon.

How popular is the name Rhianna?

In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Rhianna, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2007, with 467 births.

Is Rhianna a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,774 US babies named Rhianna since 1880 were girls.

When was Rhianna most popular?

2007 in the United States, when 495 babies were named Rhianna, its highest rank at 607th.

What name is Rhianna a form of?

Rhianna is a form of Rihanna.