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Ifan

100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Ifan has been registered 728 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales728
Born in 202514

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ifan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 42
  • Born in 202514
  • All time728
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Ifan?

Ifan was given to 14 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2014, with 42 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Ifan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivan0.95
  2. Ian0.81
  3. Iman0.81
  4. Evan0.69
  5. Milan0.70
  6. Van0.69
  7. Dilan0.70
  8. Titan0.70

Middle names for Ifan

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

Sibling names for Ifan

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Yasirbrother · 0.93
  2. Maximbrother · 0.93
  3. Yasinbrother · 0.93
  4. Cecilysister · 0.93
  5. Dulciesister · 0.92
  6. Marinasister · 0.92

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2014 · 42
  3. Years recorded28 of 30
  4. All time728

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

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.