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Rhiannon

Girl

Meaning of Rhiannon: Welsh: 'great queen'

Rhiannon is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1087th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1198th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1087

210 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1198

28 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,544

First recorded 1974 · peak 1999

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 384 babies1982: 396 babies1983: 361 babies1984: 360 babies1985: 272 babies1986: 296 babies1987: 262 babies1988: 240 babies1989: 302 babies1990: 320 babies19901991: 299 babies1992: 325 babies1993: 302 babies1994: 389 babies1995: 350 babies1996: 297 babies1997: 346 babies1998: 554 babies1999: 651 babies2000: 612 babies20002001: 553 babies2002: 511 babies2003: 476 babies2004: 439 babies2005: 363 babies2006: 378 babies2007: 289 babies2008: 250 babies2009: 204 babies2010: 161 babies20102011: 156 babies2012: 128 babies2013: 106 babies2014: 134 babies2015: 120 babies2016: 142 babies2017: 158 babies2018: 150 babies2019: 189 babies2020: 204 babies20202021: 224 babies2022: 219 babies2023: 210 babies2024: 178 babies2025: 210 babies
US babies named Rhiannon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 651.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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