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How popular is the name Rhiannon?

Births per year, rank history and how many Rhiannons are alive today.

Rhiannon (female) is a rare girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 1407th in 2025 and given to 22 babies. The name peaked in 1998, when 657 babies were given the name, the 83rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2025 figure is roughly 3% of its peak. At least 7,300 babies have been named Rhiannon in England and Wales since 1994. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Rhiannon include Rhianna.

The Rhiannon you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Rhiannons born in England and Wales are between 25 and 35, and there are at least 11,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 3.4% chance that at least one of them will be called Rhiannon.

How many babies are named Rhiannon each year?

0200400600200020201994: ~553 estimated (386-720)1996: 6541997: 5911998: 6571999: 5902000: 5262001: 4102002: 3822003: 4392004: 3252005: 3052006: 2742007: 2402008: 1592009: 1202010: 962011: 562012: 452013: 392014: 322015: 322016: 252017: 222018: 292019: 212020: 242021: 172022: 212023: 212024: 282025: 22estimatedactual

Where does Rhiannon rank among girls' names?

1101001,0002,000200020201994: ranked 911996: ranked 841997: ranked 861998: ranked 831999: ranked 912000: ranked 972001: ranked 1132002: ranked 1212003: ranked 1132004: ranked 1642005: ranked 1672006: ranked 1882007: ranked 2152008: ranked 2952009: ranked 3632010: ranked 4382011: ranked 6922012: ranked 8442013: ranked 9442014: ranked 1,0942015: ranked 1,0882016: ranked 1,3272017: ranked 1,4572018: ranked 1,1702019: ranked 1,4392020: ranked 1,3132021: ranked 1,6922022: ranked 1,4522023: ranked 1,4692024: ranked 1,1982025: ranked 1,407

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Rhiannon most popular?

Rhiannon peaked in 1998, when 657 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Rhiannon?

At least 11,000 people named Rhiannon born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Rhiannon?

Most living Rhiannons are between 25 and 35; the most common age is about 29.

Is Rhiannon becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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