NameTides

Rhiannon

Rhiannon was the #1,119 girls' name in the US in 2025 (210 babies), and #1,407 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Rhiannon as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Rhiannon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Rhiannon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,119 (210)#1,407 (22)———#1,768 (13)—
2024#1,296 (178)#1,198 (28)———#1,617 (14)—
2023#1,154 (210)#1,469 (21)#482 (6)——#2,203 (9)—
2022#1,120 (219)#1,452 (21)#625 (4)——#1,313 (18)—
2021#1,103 (224)#1,692 (17)#558 (5)——#1,876 (11)—
2020#1,156 (204)#1,313 (24)#636 (4)——#1,121 (22)—
2019#1,239 (189)#1,439 (21)#493 (6)—#871 (3)#1,186 (21)—
2018#1,461 (150)#1,170 (29)#680 (4)——#2,151 (9)—
2017#1,436 (158)#1,457 (22)#570 (5)——#1,673 (13)—
2016#1,567 (142)#1,327 (25)#413 (8)——#1,191 (21)—
2015#1,743 (120)#1,088 (32)#566 (5)——#2,011 (10)—
2014#1,602 (134)#1,094 (32)#681 (4)——#2,905 (6)—
2013#1,888 (106)#944 (39)#564 (5)——#1,792 (12)—
2012#1,663 (128)#844 (45)#525 (6)——#2,158 (9)—
2011#1,446 (156)#692 (56)#579 (5)—#937 (3)#1,426 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #424.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rhiannon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,200 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rhiannon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #813PANew Jersey: #774NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #497CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #843VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #676AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Rhiannon (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RhiannonCanadaGirls#1,76813
RhiannonEngland & WalesGirls#1,40722
RhiannonIrelandGirls—too few
RhiannonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RhiannonNSWGirls—too few
RhiannonScotlandGirls—too few
RhiannonUSGirls#1,119210
RhiannonUSBoys—too few