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Rhianydd

Gender
Girl
Say it
ree-AN-ith
Origin
Welsh

Rhianydd is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Rhianydd come from?

Welsh: related to Welsh rhiain 'maiden'; exact form uncertain

Is Rhianydd a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhianydd is a girls' name.

How popular is Rhianydd in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.

1996Busiest: 5 in 19962000
Rhianydd in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20003#4,074
19995#2,912
19983#4,026
19975#2,896
19965#2,815

Names like Rhianydd

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Rhianydd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhianydd, updated 20 October 2026.