Rhiannon

Where Rhiannon comes from

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  • Welsh
Rhiannon through the years
  1. 1974
    First appearance
    #8,775 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1975
    Around this time: Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
    Song, 1975 · Source
    “It rose in use throughout the Anglosphere after 1975, following the release of the hit song "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac.”
  3. 1977
    Rhiannon Giddens born
    American musician
  4. 1977
    Peak, #418
    491 babies named Rhiannon, its best rank.
  5. 1988
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #784.
  6. 1991
    Rhiannon Fish born
    Canadian-born Australian actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Welsh.
Namesakes
  • Rhiannon Fish · Canadian-born Australian actress, born 1991
  • Rhiannon Giddens · American musician, born 1977
  • Rhiannon Roberts · Welsh footballer, born 1990
  • Rhiannon Leigh Wryn · American actress, born 2000
  • Rhiannon Lassiter · British writer, born 1977

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