Ioan
Boy · YO-an · Hebrew
Ioan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Ioan mean?
Hebrew: Welsh and Romanian form of John
“God is gracious”
Used both in Wales and in Romania as a form of John.
- Say it
- YO-an
Is Ioan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ioan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ioan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,055among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Ioan, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 661st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 129 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Ioan than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Ioan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales.
Ioan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 62 | #663 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 81 | #533 |
| 2021 | 69 | #608 |
| 2020 | 58 | #661 |
| 2019 | 73 | #571 |
| 2018 | 100 | #457 |
| 2017 | 92 | #495 |
| 2016 | 90 | #501 |
| 2015 | 107 | #436 |
| 2014 | 85 | #519 |
| 2013 | 80 | #524 |
| 2012 | 94 | #466 |
| 2011 | 94 | #452 |
| 2010 | 94 | #446 |
| 2009 | 107 | #406 |
| 2008 | 114 | #368 |
| 2007 | 129 | #330 |
| 2006 | 91 | #417 |
| 2005 | 110 | #320 |
| 2004 | 82 | #384 |
| 2003 | 80 | #372 |
| 2002 | 86 | #338 |
| 2001 | 79 | #366 |
| 2000 | 82 | #353 |
| 1999 | 64 | #390 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Ioan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Ioan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Ioan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ioan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
Names like Ioan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian Finn Kayden Aiden Yusuf Kairo Lochlan Yunus Eden Zion Ronan Finley
Names related to Ioan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias