boy's name
Ifan
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 728
Ifan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Ifan is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2014, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 37,639 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Ifan over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 93 |
| 2000s | 213 |
| 2010s | 304 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 118 |
How popular is Ifan?
In 2025, Ifan was given to 14 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ifan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ifan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ifan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ifan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ifan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ifan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ifan
How popular is the name Ifan?
In 2025, Ifan was given to 14 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ifan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ifan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ifan most popular?
Ifan peaked in 2014, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ifan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ifan currently ranks #1,797 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.