MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rihana mean?
Rihana represents Rayḥāna through a South Asian vowel spelling. The aromatic-plant word can apply to fragrant herbs without fixing a single species.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रिहाना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rihana in Indian usage
65,570 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 65,041 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 529 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,254 |
| 1960s | 7,923 |
| 1970s | 15,559 |
| 1980s | 23,911 |
| 1990s | 15,392 |
| Other decades | 531 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 44,758 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,082 |
| Rajasthan | 3,946 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,982 |
| Haryana | 2,707 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,941 |
| Bihar | 1,796 |
| Karnataka | 1,045 |
| Odisha | 767 |
| Delhi | 515 |
| Maharashtra | 338 |
| Punjab | 255 |
| Jharkhand | 126 |
| Kerala | 117 |
| Other states | 195 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rihana / F | 5 | 4,201 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rihana; Table_6, C4711 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rihana; Table_6, C4711