Pronunciation
Ree-uh-na
Meaning
Queen, queenly
Fun fact
There’s an Irish-language connection here: ríon is an Irish word for queen, and you’ll hear banríon used for queen too. So the royal meaning isn’t just a nice description, you can recognise it in the Irish language!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Ríona, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#213Rank among girl names in 202520Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #213 |
| 2024 | 33 | #142 |
| 2023 | 19 | #221 |
| 2022 | 21 | #214 |
| 2021 | 20 | #228 |
| 2020 | 25 | #187 |
| 2019 | 29 | #177 |
| 2018 | 27 | #188 |
| 2017 | 16 | #289 |
| 2016 | 22 | #217 |
| 2015 | 20 | #258 |
| 2014 | 14 | #336 |
| 2013 | 23 | #232 |
| 2012 | 21 | #244 |
| 2011 | 19 | #266 |
| 2010 | 37 | #169 |
| 2009 | 34 | #177 |
| 2008 | 30 | #189 |
| 2007 | 29 | #189 |
| 2006 | 29 | #169 |
| 2005 | 15 | #256 |
| 2004 | 23 | #181 |
| 2003 | 20 | #189 |
| 2002 | 12 | #278 |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | 8 | #324 |
| 1999 | 8 | #294 |
| 1998 | 8 | #293 |
| 1997 | 8 | #346 |
| 1996 | 8 | #333 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1993 | 5 | #415 |
| 1992 | 7 | #363 |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 4 | #446 |
| 1989 | 5 | #408 |
| 1988 | 5 | #407 |
| 1987 | 7 | #362 |
| 1986 | 9 | #320 |
| 1985 | 7 | #362 |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | 9 | #331 |
| 1982 | 6 | #399 |
| 1981 | 5 | #423 |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 |
| 1978 | 4 | #469 |
| 1977 | 3 | #518 |
| 1976 | 5 | #392 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.