Iestyn

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Iestyn first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 138 babies (rank #238 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Iestyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Iestyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,379

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

138

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#689
1997	26	#644
1998	29	#622
1999	44	#475
2000	36	#539
2001	65	#372
2002	100	#280
2003	98	#297
2004	138	#238
2005	88	#361
2006	93	#368
2007	90	#402
2008	80	#451
2009	62	#548
2010	82	#455
2011	92	#427
2012	68	#538
2013	49	#679
2014	42	#758
2015	43	#759
2016	31	#959