Iwan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-wan
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
Iwan 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 Iwan mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of John; also a Polish spelling of Ivan
“God is gracious”
Is Iwan a girl's or a boy's name?
Iwan 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 Iwan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Iwan, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 128 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Iwan since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Iwan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Iwan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 45 | #799 |
| 2015 | 39 | #871 |
| 2014 | 44 | #791 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 60 | #635 |
| 2010 | 65 | #579 |
| 2009 | 75 | #515 |
| 2008 | 61 | #598 |
| 2007 | 78 | #485 |
| 2006 | 94 | #404 |
| 2005 | 102 | #344 |
| 2004 | 78 | #399 |
| 2003 | 97 | #320 |
| 2002 | 111 | #283 |
| 2001 | 93 | #327 |
| 2000 | 128 | #254 |
| 1999 | 119 | #274 |
| 1998 | 101 | #294 |
| 1997 | 60 | #415 |
| 1996 | 41 | #487 |
Names like Iwan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ewan, Nathan, Dylan, Aaron, Kwame, Benjamin, Adem, Oluwatobi, Daniel, Joseph, Ryan, Ifeoluwa
Names related to Iwan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Iwan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iwan, updated 20 October 2026.