Rhydian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RID-ee-an
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Rhydian is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
Where does Rhydian come from?
Welsh
Is Rhydian a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhydian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rhydian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Rhydian, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rhydian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Rhydian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 27 | #728 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 31 | #611 |
| 1996 | 22 | #746 |
How popular is Rhydian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Rhydian, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Rhydian in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rhydian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
Names like Rhydian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Cassian, Finn, Declan, Kian, Rogan, Kayden, Conan, Brogan, Conlan, Keegan, Aiden
Names related to Rhydian
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rhydian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhydian, updated 20 October 2026.