Rihanna revealed that Pharrell Williams named her second son with A$AP Rocky: 'He gave us this name thinking it was going to be a girl, because he had seen something online.'

Rihanna has revealed where her youngest son Riot got his name. In her interview with Harper’s Bazaar published on Saturday, the “Umbrella” singer said that Pharrell Williams came up with the name for her child.

Rihanna opened up about how she has taken inspiration from American pop star Pharrell Williams to name her youngest son Riot.The Fenty Beauty founder discussed the personal details of her life for Harper's Bazaar's March 2025 cover story.

Rihanna recently opened up about the inspiration behind her youngest son’s name as she had some unexpected help in choosing it.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are proud parents of two sons — RZA, whom they welcomed in 2022, and Riot, who arrived in 2023. In a 2024 interview with Interview Magazine, Rihanna opened up about her life with two young kids and said she’s happy she started a family with Rocky, whose birth name is Rakim Mayers.

Rihanna said RZA initially struggled to adjust to having a younger sibling, “like all (new) siblings do,” but Riot has now taken charge. Child psychologists note that this adjustment period is common and typically resolves within the first year of having a new sibling.

Rihanna’s two boys have completely contrasting personalities. The singer-turned entrepreneur has sons, RZA, two, and Riot, born in 2023, with her rapper partner A$AP Rocky, 35, and she opened up about how their children are developing as she looked back on her life and career in a new interview.

Rihanna has revealed the celebrity who inspired her and A$AP Rocky to choose the name of their youngest child. The Barbadian singer, 37, and the American rapper, 36, are parents to two-year-old RZA and 18-month-old Riot.