UK boy's name
Dyfan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dyfan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dyfan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 23 births.
This profile covers 251 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 26% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 249 living people in the UK are called Dyfan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dyfan ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 23 boys were registered as Dyfan.
- • About 249 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dyfan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2014
23 births
Estimated living
249
2026
Popularity
Dyfan over time
The chart below shows babies named Dyfan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dyfan, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 23 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dyfan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dyfan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3015 | 34 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2197 | 115 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2036 | 80 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2024 | 22 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Dyfan
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Dyfan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dyfan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Dyfan was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Dyfan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 23 babies registered as Dyfan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dyfan in the UK?
A total of 251 babies have been registered as Dyfan across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.