About the name Rhiannon
Rhiannon is a horse-riding sovereign from the Mabinogi, a figure old enough to predate most of the surviving Welsh canon. Fleetwood Mac handed it a second surge in the 1970s, and it has settled into the kind of steady rarity that never quite vanishes.
Rhiannon is a girl name of Welsh origin, pronounced ree-ANN-on. On the NameRarity scale it scores 79 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1970s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Rhiannon?
Rhiannon currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 6.9 people per million carry it — about 1 in 144,928. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Rhiannon
- Rhiannon GiddensAmerican Grammy and Pulitzer-winning musician
Spellings and variants of Rhiannon
Names similar to Rhiannon
Krisha
KRIH-shaa
Divine one, she who draws others in
Riddhima
RID-hee-maa
Full of charm and prosperity
Rishika
rih-SHEE-kaa
A young seer, a learned woman
Rishita
rih-SHEE-tah
The best, one who is highest or most excellent
Divyansh
div-YAANSH
A part of the divine, a fragment of celestial light
Grishma
GRISH-maa
The warmth of the summer season
Guinevere
gwin-uh-VEER
White phantom, fair one
Gwendolyn
GWEN-duh-lin
Blessed ring, white brow
Rhiannon — frequently asked questions
What does the name Rhiannon mean?
Rhiannon means "Great queen, divine queen". It is a name of Welsh origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Rhiannon?
Rhiannon is pronounced ree-ANN-on, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Rhiannon?
Rhiannon scores 79 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 144,928 people carry it — about 6.9 per million.
What is the numerology number for Rhiannon?
Rhiannon carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Rhiannon?
The lucky number for Rhiannon is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.