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Name meaning & stats

Rhian

Rhian (Welsh origin). 1,015 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Rhians are 1.3× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

WelshSpelling of Rhiannon

Rhiannon around the world

  • リアノン · Japanese
  • 里安农 · Chinese
  • Rhianon · Welsh
  • Rhianan

In US birth records

Peak year: 2007

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,015 US babies were named Rhian between 1940 and 2025.

Rhian around the world

  • England & Wales: 1,590 babies since 1996, peak 1996, No. 4,867 in 2025
  • Scotland: 227 babies since 1974, peak 2012
  • Ireland: 34 babies since 1964, peak 2003

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Rhians end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Actor1.3×Low · 5 people
Writer1.2×Low · 3 people
Footballer1.3×Low · 3 people
Singer1.1×Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are actors, Rhians show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 41 Rhiannons spell it Rhian

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2007)