Eifion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-vee-on
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Eifion is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Eifion mean?
Welsh: from the district of Eifionydd in Gwynedd
Taken from Eifionydd, an old district of north-west Wales named after Eifion, a legendary prince.
Is Eifion a girl's or a boy's name?
Eifion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eifion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Eifion, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eifion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Eifion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Eifion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Conan Brody Cassian Kayden Ronan Conn Keegan Conlan Brayden Caelan Rowan
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
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, “Eifion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eifion, updated 20 October 2026.