Rihan
The Story of Rihan
As a girl name
American parents first put Rihan on the record books as a girl name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 8 Rihans were born — ranking #12,429 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Rihans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 72 Rihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2011, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 37 births, good for #3,109 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Rihans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,806 among boy names with 21 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 361 Rihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rihan
Rihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 361 births in the dataset. Rihan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,074. Use the chart and map above to compare Rihan'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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