Efan
Boy · EH-van · Hebrew
Efan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Efan mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of Evan, ultimately from John
“God is gracious”
A Welsh form of Evan, which is itself a Welsh form of John.
- Say it
- EH-van
Is Efan a girl's or a boy's name?
Efan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Efan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Efan, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 37 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Efan than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Efan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were given Efan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,523, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Efan 10
- Even 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Efan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
Names like Efan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Muhammad Eesa Zayan Ahmed Abdullah Rayyan Zayaan Zakariya Azaan Sulaiman
Other spellings of Efan
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