Rihana
Rihana is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 596 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Rihana
If you do not know Rihana’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Rihana,” in English, “Guten Tag Rihana,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Rihana,
German
Guten Tag Rihana,
French
Bonjour Rihana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Rihana:
Chinese
Rihana您好：
Japanese
Rihana様
English
Hi Rihana,
German
Hi Rihana,
French
Salut Rihana,
Spanish
Hola Rihana,
Chinese
Rihana你好：
Japanese
Rihanaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 596 female · 596 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rihana a male or female name?
Rihana is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Rihana in an email?
If you do not know Rihana’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Rihana,” in English, “Guten Tag Rihana,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Rihana a unisex name?
Rihana is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Rihana a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/rihana. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rihana,
title = {Is Rihana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/rihana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}