Given name
Riho
“a powerful ruler”
Riho is a short form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Riho is a short form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Riho is a short form of Richard. An origin associated with Richard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Riho is a short form of Richard. In Estonian usage, Riho is a short form of RIHARD.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Riho is a short form of Richard. The history of Richard gives this family its wider story. The Normans brought Richard to England, where it was borne by three kings. Richard I’s nickname Lionheart and his later appearance in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped give the name a lasting place in popular historical storytelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Riho through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 6 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 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Riho’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Riho is a short form of Richard. In Estonian usage, Riho has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Ricardo. In Estonian usage, Riho is a short form of RIHARD.
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Around the world
Riho has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Riho
- Riho TerrasEstonian military personnel, politician and sportsperson (born 1967)
- Riho SayashiJapanese singer, dancer and actress (1998-)
- Riho YoshiokaJapanese actressborn 1993
- RihoJapanese professional wrestlerborn 1997
- Riho SugiyamaJapanese voice actress
- Riho VästrikEstonian journalist and film director (born 1965)
- Riho SuunEstonian sports cyclist (born 1960)
- Riho GrünthalFinnish linguist and professor (born 1964)
- Riho ÜhtegiEstonian major general (born 1964)
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