Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Have Apparently Already Picked Out Their Next Baby’s Name

She found love in a hopeless place, a rude boy to make her feel like the only girl in the world. RihRock (?) is real. Rumors that Rihanna was dating rapper Rakim Mayers, a.k.a. A$AP Rocky, after splitting from ex Hassan Jameel were circulating for years thanks to their undeniable chemistry on and off the stage. And what started out as hopeful conjecture finally became a reality. In fact, just a few months after People reported in November 2020 that the pair were actually dating, A$AP Rocky referred to RiRi as “the love of my life.” It doesn’t get much more serious than that!

Oh, wait, it does: The couple revealed in early 2022 that they were expecting their first child, and after turning out maternity ’fits that truly changed the game, the pair welcomed their son in May that year. And a little more than a year later, a brother was added.

From her Super Bowl pregnancy reveals to epic date nights, here’s the complete relationship timeline of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s romance, with the most recent events up top.

2025

February 18, 2025: Rihanna accompanies Rocky to the LA courthouse where he is tried on two counts of felony assault. The couple celebrates after Rockys acquittal, with Rihanna sharing on Instagram, “The Glory belongs to God and God alone. Thankful, humbled by his mercy!”

The couple later tells Rocky’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, that they plan to name their next child after him.

In an interview with Extra, Tacopina shares, “They grabbed me and they said, ‘Listen, our next baby A$AP Joe,’” he recalls. “I said, ‘I’m gonna hold you to that!’”

Rihanna, Rakim (Rocky’s real name), RZA, Riot, and…Joe? Love it, to be honest!

2023

August 3: Rihanna gives birth to her second child with Rocky, a baby boy named Riot Rose. Is his name a reference to Rocky’s song of the same name?

July: Rocky adds fuel to the fire regarding rumors that the couple is married when he releases the track “Riot,” featuring the lyrics “My wife is erotic, I’m smokin’ exotic (Woo, woo) / My whip is exotic, my crib is a cottage (Woo, woo, woo).” Rihanna gets two more shout-outs in the song with the lyrics “New collab’ with my baby mom,” and “Pass on a sweetie, I got me a RiRi.”

June: Are these two husband and wife? Rocky calls Rihanna his “beautiful wife” while performing onstage at the 2023 Cannes Lions Festival. We can neither confirm nor disprove! This same month, Rocky posts a series of candid, intimate family moments to celebrate Father’s Day.

May: In a bridal-ish getup (her) and kilt-over-jeans (him), the pair arrive quite, quite late to the Met Gala in NYC, which honored the work of longtime Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld. Afterward, they headed to an after-party with the most fashionable celebs around, and then a diner and were apparently out until 5 a.m. So New York.