Given name
Raihana
“resembling sweet basil”
Raihana is a variant of Rihana. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling sweet basil.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raihana is a variant of Rihana. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling sweet basil.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raihana is a variant of Rihana. An origin associated with Rihana is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raihana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Raihana’s family of names
Raihana has a related form in Rihana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.