Riham
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Governorate covers an area of 13,850 km2 (5,350 sq mi). As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Riham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Governorate covers an area of 13,850 km2 (5,350 sq mi). As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Riham
Riham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 17 Rihams were born — ranking #6,976 that year. As of 2026, Riham ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 132 Rihams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Riham
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About the name Riham
Riham is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 132 births in the dataset. Riham's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #6,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Riham's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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