Ieuan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAY-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Ieuan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Ieuan mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of John
“God is gracious”
A medieval Welsh form of John, which also gave rise to the name Evan.
Is Ieuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ieuan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ieuan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Ieuan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 169 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Ieuan since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ieuan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Ieuan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 47 | #779 |
| 2015 | 48 | #747 |
| 2014 | 56 | #666 |
| 2013 | 58 | #648 |
| 2012 | 66 | #601 |
| 2011 | 63 | #606 |
| 2010 | 98 | #433 |
| 2009 | 109 | #398 |
| 2008 | 104 | #399 |
| 2007 | 129 | #330 |
| 2006 | 141 | #285 |
| 2005 | 137 | #274 |
| 2004 | 136 | #273 |
| 2003 | 130 | #267 |
| 2002 | 127 | #257 |
| 2001 | 137 | #242 |
| 2000 | 167 | #212 |
| 1999 | 169 | #207 |
| 1998 | 158 | #228 |
| 1997 | 164 | #222 |
| 1996 | 149 | #231 |
Names like Ieuan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nathan, Aaron, Ryan, Daniel, Joseph, Benjamin, Yoan, Dylan, Matthew, Adam, Michael, Samuel
Names related to Ieuan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Ieuan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ieuan, updated 20 October 2026.