Rionach
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- REE-nukh
- Origin
- Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Rionach is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “queenly”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rionach mean?
Irish: Irish Rionach, from Old Irish rignach 'queenly'
“queenly”
Is Rionach a girl's or a boy's name?
Rionach is a girls' name.
How popular is Rionach in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rionach in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rionach in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Rionach
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fiadh Rowan Orla Eden Rioghnach Aoibheann Aoife Clodagh Raegan Eireann Caoimhe Cassidy
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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, “Rionach: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rionach, updated 20 October 2026.