Ynyr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- UN-ir
- Origin
- Welsh
Ynyr is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “honour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ynyr mean?
Welsh: Welsh form of Latin Honorius
“honour”
Welsh form of the Latin name Honorius, from honor, 'honour'.
Is Ynyr a girl's or a boy's name?
Ynyr is a boys' name.
How popular is Ynyr in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ynyr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ynyr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Ynyr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Kai, Hassan, Owen, Hamza, Samir, Morgan, Liam, Connor, Uzair, Ryan, Umair
More Welsh names
Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn, Eira
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, “Ynyr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ynyr, updated 20 October 2026.