Given name
Rhianna
“the great and sacred queen”
Rhianna is a variant of Rhiannon. One Welsh interpretation is “the great and sacred queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rhianna is a variant of Rhiannon. One Welsh interpretation is “the great and sacred queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rhianna is a variant of Rhiannon. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rhianna is a variant of Rhiannon. The history of Rhiannon gives this family its wider story. Rhiannon appears in the Mabinogi, a medieval collection of Welsh legends.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rhianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,774
- 0 boys · 5,774 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 495 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,501 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,501 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 495 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,007 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rhianna’s family of names
Rhianna has a related form in Rhiannon. In English usage, Rhianna has an alternative spelling in Rihanna. In English usage, Rhianna has a related form in Rihanna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rhianna
- Rhianna PratchettEnglish video game writer and journalist (born 1976)
- Rhianna Parris-SmithBritish track cyclistborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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