UK boy's name
Efan
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.
Efan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Efan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2088, with 11 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 37 births.
This profile covers 496 England and Wales registrations across 27 recorded years from 1997 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 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 493 living people in the UK are called Efan. 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
- • Efan ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 11 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 37 boys were registered as Efan.
- • About 493 living people in the UK are estimated to have Efan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2088
2024
Births in 2024
11
Latest year
Peak year
2015
37 births
Estimated living
493
2026
Popularity
Efan over time
The chart below shows babies named Efan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 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 Efan, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 11 births in 2024, compared with 37 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Efan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Efan 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 | #1291 | 115 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1188 | 233 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1428 | 139 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2224 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Efan
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Efan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Efan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Efan was ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales, with 11 births registered.
When was Efan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 37 babies registered as Efan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Efan in the UK?
A total of 496 babies have been registered as Efan across the 27 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.