Siwan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHOO-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Siwan is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Siwan mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of Joan
“God is gracious”
Siwan, daughter of King John, married Llywelyn the Great and inspired Saunders Lewis's Welsh-language play Siwan.
Is Siwan a girl's or a boy's name?
Siwan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Siwan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Siwan, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Siwan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Siwan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Siwan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Simran Molly Anya Anna Sarah Hannah Sophie Yasmin Priya Sasha Leah Jessica
Names related to Siwan
More Hebrew names
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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, “Siwan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/siwan, updated 20 October 2026.