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Meaning of the nameRihanna

Rihanna is a spelling of the name Riana, which means “basil, myrtle”.

Meaning

“basil, myrtle”

Source: Wiktionary: Rihanna

People (2022)
2,811
Rank in Brazil
#4,068
Median age
9 years
2010 Census
386
people

Rihanna in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rihanna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,914 people).

2,793 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Rihanna is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rihanna in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.003%
  2. Maranhão 0.003%
  3. Pará 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.002%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4870.001%
Rio de Janeiro2940.002%
Bahia2830.002%
Minas Gerais2050.001%
Pará1800.002%
Maranhão1680.003%
Ceará1600.002%
Amazonas1310.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1230.001%
Pernambuco1130.001%
Paraná930.001%
Paraíba650.002%
Piauí630.002%
Santa Catarina580.001%
Goiás580.001%
Espírito Santo520.001%
Mato Grosso330.001%
Sergipe330.002%
Alagoas320.001%
Rio Grande do Norte310.001%
Distrito Federal290.001%
Tocantins250.002%
Roraima230.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul220.001%
Acre220.003%
Amapá190.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Rihanna

It has an H and NN. Wiktionary gives it as a female name of Arabic origin, from rayḥāna, the singulative of rayḥān, 'basil; myrtle', and that meaning applies only to this spelling.

About the name Riana

The origin of the spelling Riana is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rhiana, Rihana, Rihanna, Rianna, Ryana and Ryanna among the spelling variants of Riana. Among them, Wiktionary gives the spelling Rihanna as a female name of Arabic origin, from rayḥāna. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,622 people named Riana, with a median age of 9; proportionally, it is most common in Acre. The largest group was born in the 2010s, and the name is almost always female.

Other spellings of Riana

SpellingPeople (2022)
Riana8,622
Rihanna2,811
Ryana2,330
Ryanna1,346
Rihana1,310
Rhiana1,062
Rianna1,010

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Rihanna · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Riana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rihanna

What does the name Rihanna mean?

Rihanna means “basil, myrtle”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Rihanna in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,811 people with the first name Rihanna, which ranks it number 4,068 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Rihanna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,793 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Rihanna?

Rihanna is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rihanna most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rihanna (131 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rihanna?

Riana, Ryana, Ryanna, Rihana, Rhiana and Rianna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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