UK girl's name
Myfanwy
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.
Myfanwy is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Myfanwy popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 15 births.
This profile covers 107 England and Wales registrations across 16 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 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 106 living people in the UK are called Myfanwy. 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
- • Myfanwy ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 15 girls were registered as Myfanwy.
- • About 106 living people in the UK are estimated to have Myfanwy as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2003
15 births
Estimated living
106
2026
Popularity
Myfanwy over time
The chart below shows babies named Myfanwy 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 Myfanwy, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 15 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Myfanwy by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Myfanwy 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 | #4931 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4730 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3033 | 56 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1689 | 31 | 3 |
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- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Myfanwy: questions and answers
How popular is the name Myfanwy in the UK right now?
In 2024, Myfanwy was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Myfanwy most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 15 babies registered as Myfanwy in England and Wales.
How many people are called Myfanwy in the UK?
A total of 107 babies have been registered as Myfanwy across the 16 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.