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Rhianna

girl name
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“From Rhiannon, the mythological Welsh queen and horse goddess of the Mabinogi, popularized recently by song and celebrity”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rhianna peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

771 people · the #9,908 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 9

2000s2010s

Among people named Rhianna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 123 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Rhianna

Most people given the name Rhianna in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Rhianna

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