Ianto

Boy · YAN-toh · Hebrew

Ianto is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies).

What does Ianto mean?

Hebrew: Welsh pet form of Ifan (John)

“God is gracious”

A Welsh pet form of Ifan, the Welsh equivalent of John.

Say it: YAN-toh

Is Ianto a girl's or a boy's name?

Ianto is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Ianto in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,087among boys
Babies in 2025: 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 55% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Ianto, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 boys.

Half of all the boys named Ianto in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 14 in 20102025

Ianto in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	12	#2,087
2024	8	#2,750
2023	14	#1,812
2022	6	#3,219
2021	11	#2,100
2020	9	#2,359
2019	7	#2,878
2018	6	#3,162
2017	14	#1,822
2016	8	#2,690
2015	12	#1,990
2014	7	#2,843
2013	5	#3,466
2012	10	#2,230
2011	12	#1,890
2010	14	#1,724
2009	10	#2,084
2008	8	#2,384
2007	4	#3,748
2006	3	#4,204
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	0	–
2002	4	#2,751
2001	0	–
2000	4	#2,612
1999	3	#3,043
1998	5	#2,170
1997	3	#2,979
1996	4	#2,442

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