UK boy's name
Ifan
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.
Ifan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ifan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1000, with 30 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 42 births.
This profile covers 714 England and Wales registrations across 27 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 71% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 709 living people in the UK are called Ifan. 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
- • Ifan ranked #1000 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 30 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 42 boys were registered as Ifan.
- • About 709 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ifan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1000
2024
Births in 2024
30
Latest year
Peak year
2014
42 births
Estimated living
709
2026
Popularity
Ifan over time
The chart below shows babies named Ifan 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 Ifan, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 30 births in 2024, compared with 42 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ifan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ifan 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 | #1311 | 104 | 5 |
| 2010s | #973 | 304 | 10 |
| 2000s | #854 | 213 | 8 |
| 1990s | #739 | 93 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Ifan
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Ifan Phillips
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
1996-
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Ifan Jones Evans
television presenter; radio personality
Welsh television and radio presenter
1985-
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Ifan Morgan Jones
writer; docent; journalist
Welsh journalist and writer
1984-
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Ifan Evans
rugby union player; rugby sevens player
Welsh rugby union player
1983-
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Ifan G Hughes
physicist; university teacher
physicist
1968-
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Ifan Huw Dafydd
actor; television actor
Welsh actor (born 1954)
1954-
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Ifan Gruffydd
farmer; comedian; television actor
Welsh comedian, actor and farmer
1951-
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Ifan Prys Edwards
architect; volunteer
Welsh architect and business executive
1942-2020
Related
Names similar to Ifan
- Isaac 49,129
- Ibrahim 14,115
- Ismail 4,679
- Isaiah 4,629
- Idris 3,810
- Ivan 3,146
- Isa 2,943
- Ian 2,805
- Ilyas 2,552
- Ieuan 2,515
- Ibraheem 2,384
- Ioan 2,295
FAQ
Ifan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ifan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ifan was ranked #1000 for boys in England and Wales, with 30 births registered.
When was Ifan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 42 babies registered as Ifan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ifan in the UK?
A total of 714 babies have been registered as Ifan 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.