Rhiannon

REE-an-on

Welsh

"divine queen"

Rhiannon Origin and Meaning

The name Rhiannon is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "divine queen".

Most of us had never heard this lovely Welsh name with links to the moon until we heard the 1976 smash hit Fleetwood Mac song of that name, with lyrics by Stevie Nicks. That same year it popped onto the U.S. Top 1000 at Number 593.

After giving his four boys extreme rebel names, director Robert Rodriguez bestowed this sweet name on his first daughter. More recently, Jenna Dewan chose it for her baby girl.

According to Celtic legend, Rhiannon's birds sang more sweetly than any others; she herself was known for being forthright and witty.

Rihanna looks similar but is unrelated.

Rhiannon Rank in US Top 1000

# 944 in the US

Rhiannon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 412 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rhiannon

• 412 Nameberry 2025
• 153 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Rhiannon

• Rhiannon Marie Fish Australian actress
• Rhiannon Giddens American musician of band Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Rhiannon Jeffrey American swimmer
• Rhiannon Leigh Wryn American actress
• Rhiannon Sarah Margaret Drake English actress
• Rhiannon Lassiter English novelist
• Rhiannon McGavin American poet and Youth Poet Laureate for Los Angeles' Get Lit Poet Organization
• Rhiannon Elizabeth Rodriguez (b. 2006) daughter of director Robert Rodriguez

The name Rhiannon in Pop Culture

• 'Rhiannon ' song by Fleetwood Mac
• Rhiannon Abernathy character in film "Easy A"
• Rhiannon Lawrence Topanga's mom on TV's "Boy Meets World"
• Rhiannon Marcus character on TV's "Party of Five"
• Rhiannon character in "Every Day" by David Levithan
• Rhiannon MacCallan character in the Partholon series by PC Cast
• Rhiannon Bates character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Related: Rhian Rhianwen, Riona (Rioghnach)
• Rhiannon character in Melody Carlson's "Carter House Girls"