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Boy name · Welsh origin

Iwan

/ˈiwɑn/ · Welsh origin · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Welsh form of John, parallel to Ieuan and Ifan — god is gracious. Also read as the Welsh spelling of the Slavic Ivan.

MeaningGod is gracious
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales1,727
Born in 202510
Themes: faith grace

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Iwan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 127
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,727
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Iwan?

Iwan was given to 10 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2000, with 127 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Iwan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ian0.81
  2. Ivan0.81
  3. Iman0.81
  4. Juan0.69
  5. Milan0.70
  6. Dilan0.70
  7. Titan0.70
  8. Kiran0.70

Middle names for Iwan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Iwan John0.77
  2. Iwan Lee0.77
  3. Iwan Bryce0.76
  4. Iwan Ross0.76
  5. Iwan Quinn0.76
  6. Iwan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Iwan

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Yasminesister · 0.94
  2. Sanasister · 0.94
  3. Wesleybrother · 0.93
  4. Deborahsister · 0.93
  5. Dionbrother · 0.93
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.92

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2000 · 127
  3. Years recorded30 of 30
  4. All time1,727

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Iwan Anderson0.74
  2. Iwan White0.72
  3. Iwan Reyes0.72
  4. Iwan Moore0.72
  5. Iwan Lee0.72
  6. Iwan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Iwan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.