Rhiannon

#1,119 for girls in 2025, 210 births · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #6,385
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1977 · 491 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,539
since 1974

Rhiannon over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rhiannon has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #418, 1977girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,119210
2024#1,296178
2023#1,154210
2022#1,120219
2021#1,103224
2020#1,156204
2019#1,239189
2018#1,461150
2017#1,436158
2016#1,567142
2015#1,743120
2014#1,602134
2013#1,888106
2012#1,663128
2011#1,446156
2010#1,420161
2009#1,218204
2008#1,045250
2007#934289
2006#739378
2005#741363
2004#622439
2003#579476
2002#537511
2001#496553
2000#453612
1999#424651
1998#465554
1997#643346
1996#712297
1995#624350
1994#586389
1993#708302
1992#675325
1991#707299
1990#671320
1989#675302
1988#784240
1987#698262
1986#628296
1985#665272
1984#533360
1983#524361
1982#514391#6,3855
1981#513384
1980#499408
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1977#418491
1976#593272
1975#4,14115
1974#8,7755
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First appearance
1974

The first year at least five girls were named Rhiannon! It came in at #8,775, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Rhiannon is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedAKMaine: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsNHWashington: #342 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #407 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsMNIllinois: #566 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,652 girlsILWisconsin: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,928 girlsWIMichigan: #631 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,401 girlsMINew York: #1,089 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,416 girlsNYMassachusetts: #367 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,961 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedRIOregon: #369 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedSDIowa: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsIAIndiana: #332 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsINOhio: #436 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,762 girlsOHPennsylvania: #470 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,112 girlsPANew Jersey: #813 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,653 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #398 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 2,412 girlsCAUtah: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsUTColorado: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #361 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #638 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,160 girlsVAMaryland: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedDEArizona: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsAZNew Mexico: #173 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 746 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedARTennessee: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,008 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,515 girlsOKLouisiana: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,336 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #772 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhiannon, so not publishedHITexas: #891 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 8,662 girlsTXFlorida: #563 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#173 · 1 in 746
  2. New Hampshire#206 · 1 in 1,107
  3. Maine#228 · 1 in 1,248
  4. Colorado#282 · 1 in 1,696
  5. Indiana#332 · 1 in 2,513

Best ever in a state: #113 in Alaska, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#173131 in 746
New Hampshire#20651 in 1,107
Maine#22851 in 1,248
Colorado#282131 in 1,696
Indiana#332141 in 2,513
Iowa#33771 in 2,688
Washington#342131 in 2,117
Missouri#361121 in 2,682
Massachusetts#367111 in 2,961
Oregon#36971 in 2,334
Arizona#38191 in 2,241
California#398771 in 2,412
Minnesota#40781 in 3,656
Wisconsin#41781 in 3,928
Ohio#436191 in 3,762
Utah#45751 in 3,279
Tennessee#46871 in 4,008
Pennsylvania#470171 in 4,112
Maryland#54551 in 4,457
Florida#563131 in 4,362
Illinois#566161 in 4,652
Oklahoma#58251 in 4,515
Michigan#63191 in 6,401
Virginia#63851 in 6,160
Georgia#77251 in 6,975
Louisiana#79251 in 6,336
New Jersey#81351 in 7,653
Texas#891151 in 8,662
New York#1,08991 in 11,416
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rhiannon
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 177 spots since 2024 (#1,296#1,119)
  • 37 spots since 2020 (#1,156#1,119)
  • 624 spots since 2015 (#1,743#1,119)
  • Biggest jump: 3,548 spots in 1976 (#4,141#593)
  • Biggest drop: 195 spots in 2007 (#739#934)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1974
  • Peaked 1977 at #418 (491 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1976–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,725
  • Highest: 1 in 2,725 girls born in 1999 were named Rhiannon (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,654 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #418 in 1977, was only 1 in 3,122 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 26.2% of all girls named Rhiannon (4,075) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s1,666#418 (1977)#2,474
1980s3,276#499 (1980)#603
1990s3,833#424 (1999)#622
2000s4,075#453 (2000)#736
2010s1,444#1,239 (2019)#1,547
2020s1,245#1,103 (2021)#1,158

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rhiannon in 1982

girls
#514
391 births · 1 in 4,331 girls
boys
#6,385
5 births · 1 in 362,889 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #514Rhiannon391

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #6,385Rhiannon5
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 4,331 of them was named Rhiannon, which outranked 95.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhiannon
  1. #510Lynette393
  2. #510Vivian393
  3. #513Cherie392
  4. #514Rhiannon391
  5. #514Selena391
  6. #516Candy388
  7. #517Tera386
  8. #518Janette385

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 362,889 of them was named Rhiannon, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhiannon
  1. #5,619Zenon6
  2. #5,619Zerrick6
  3. #5,619Zeshan6
  4. #6,385Rhiannon5
  5. #6,385Aarin5
  6. #6,385Aaronlee5
  7. #6,385Aaryn5

Tied with 982 names at #6,385; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,958Colt#2,418#460
  2. 730Eliot#1,695#965
  3. 532Colton#1,334#802
  4. 478Kiel#1,101#623
  5. 416Eugenio#1,411#995
Fallers
  1. 309Marchello#841#1,150
  2. 237Carmen#851#1,088
  3. 234Claudio#976#1,210
  4. 224Irvin#826#1,050
  5. 222Jeramiah#971#1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982