Riannon
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ree-AN-un
- Origin
- Welsh
Riannon is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “great queen”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Riannon mean?
Welsh: spelling variant of Rhiannon, probably from Celtic Rigantona 'great queen'
“great queen”
Scholars often compare Rhiannon with Epona, the Gaulish horse goddess.
Is Riannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Riannon is a girls' name.
How popular is Riannon in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Riannon in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Riannon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Riannon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rhiannon Ffion Cassidy Raegan Teagan Aoibheann Caragh Keira Caoimhe Caitlin Tegan Eowyn
Names related to Riannon
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, “Riannon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riannon, updated 20 October 2026.