Iwan

Iwan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Iwan 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 2000 with 127 babies (rank #236 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Iwan

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

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,574

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

127

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Iwan

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	40	#469
1997	60	#380
1998	101	#272
1999	119	#250
2000	127	#236
2001	92	#298
2002	111	#258
2003	97	#298
2004	78	#370
2005	102	#314
2006	92	#371
2007	78	#443
2008	61	#548
2009	75	#478
2010	65	#532
2011	60	#584
2012	51	#667
2013	38	#810
2014	44	#736
2015	39	#813
2016	44	#763

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#469

1997

#380

1998

101

#272

1999

119

#250

2000

127

#236

2001

#298

2002

111

#258

2003

#298

2004

#370

2005

102

#314

2006

#371

2007

#443

2008

#548

2009

#478

2010

#532

2011

#584

2012

#667

2013

#810

2014

#736

2015

#813

2016

#763

Numerology of Iwan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Iwan

Share your Iwan story

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Year-by-Year Detail