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  • Line chart of the name Rihanna in UK and US baby-name rankings, 1995–2025: rare before 2005, it rises with her breakout hits to a peak in the 2014 “Diamonds” era and drops during her music hiatus. It climbs again after her 2022 return single “Lift Me Up” to its highest point in 2023, the year of her Super Bowl half-time show.

    What’s in a Name

    Names are metadata: naming data from Jamaica and abroad show how faith, pop culture and spelling trends, from Daniel to Jayden and Rihanna, shape choices.

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