girl's name

Rhianon

  • Origin Welsh
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 429

Rhianon is a girl's name. In 2008 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Rhianon is a name of Welsh origin.
  • Peaked in 1978, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.

Rhianon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Rhianon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 54
1980s 142
1990s 103
2000s (to 2008) 56

How popular is Rhianon?

In 2008, Rhianon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rhianon is used

England & Wales #6,120 3 in 2008
United States #13,867 7 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rhianon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rhianon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhianon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rhianon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhianon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rhianon

How popular is the name Rhianon?

In 2008, Rhianon was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rhianon a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhianon is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rhianon most popular?

Rhianon peaked in 1978, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.