Rhianon
Rhianon is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Rhianon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rhianon is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Rhianon
Rhianon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 25 Rhianons were born — ranking #3,098 that year. As of 2026, Rhianon ranks #13,831 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 355 Rhianons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rhianon
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About the name Rhianon
Rhianon is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 355 births in the dataset. Rhianon's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #3,098. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhianon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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