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Rhian

Girl

Meaning of Rhian: Welsh: 'maiden'

Rhian is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,015

First recorded 1977 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 58 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 64 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 46 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 34 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 9 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Rhian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 64.

Gender split

12% boys · 88% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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