Rhiannon is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “maiden.” In 2024 it was given to 175 girls in the United States.
Rhiannon belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “maiden” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rhiannon first appears in Social Security records in 1974. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #418 in 1977, and in 2024 175 babies received the name — 15,325 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rhiannon means “maiden” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rhiannon is a girl name. In 2024, 175 babies received the name in the US.
Rhiannon comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Rhiannon first appears in US records in 1974. Its best-ever ranking was #418 in 1977, and 175 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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