Dyfan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DUV-an
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Dyfan is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Dyfan mean?
Welsh: name of an early Welsh saint
Saint Dyfan, said to be an early Christian missionary to Wales, gives his name to Merthyr Dyfan near Barry.
Is Dyfan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dyfan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dyfan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Dyfan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dyfan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Dyfan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Dyfan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan Kayden Aiden Caelan Kian Keegan Dylan Rayyan Finn Brody Lochlan Zayan
More Welsh names
Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dyfan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dyfan, updated 20 October 2026.