Rhyannon
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ree-AN-un
- Origin
- Welsh
Rhyannon is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “great queen”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rhyannon mean?
Welsh: variant spelling of Rhiannon, probably from Celtic Rigantona 'great queen'
“great queen”
Rhiannon is the usual spelling; in the Mabinogion she marries Pwyll, lord of Dyfed.
Is Rhyannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhyannon is a girls' name.
How popular is Rhyannon 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 8 girls.
Rhyannon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Rhyannon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rhiannon, Raegan, Ffion, Teagan, Aoibheann, Caragh, Tegan, Caitlin, Eireann, Keira, Caoimhe, Eowyn
Names related to Rhyannon
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
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, “Rhyannon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhyannon, updated 20 October 2026.