Rhianna

Where Rhianna comes from

A variant spelling of Rihanna, from Arabic رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna, singulative of رَيْحَان (rayḥān, “basil; myrtle”)). This spelling possibly influenced by unrelated Welsh names such as Rhiannon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rhianna
  • Arabic
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1976
    Rhianna Pratchett born
    English video game writer and journalist
  2. 1976
    First appearance
    #1,714 among girls, 56 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1990
    Rhianna Ryan born
    American pornographic actress
  4. 2007
    Peak, #606
    495 babies named Rhianna — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2010
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,402.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna.
Namesakes
  • Rhianna Pratchett · English video game writer and journalist, born 1976
  • Rhianna Ryan · American pornographic actress, born 1990
  • Rhianna Parris-Smith · British track cyclist, born 2002
  • Rhianna · English singer, born 1983
  • Rhianna Southby · English cricketer, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.