Ieuan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ieuan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Ieuan
Ieuan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 808 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #193 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ieuan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ieuan
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Ieuan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ieuan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ieuan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 808 places in the last five years. Its peak was #193 in 1999. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Ieuan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ieuan include: Ieuan Evans — Ieuan Cennydd Evans is a Welsh former rugby union player.; Ieuan Davies — Ieuan Davies is a professional rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Cardiff Rugby on loan from Bath.; Ieuan Wyn Jones — Ieuan Wyn Jones is a Welsh politician who was the Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Government from 2007 to 2011..
Ieuan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ieuans in the wild.
13
UK babies named Ieuan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 808 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ieuan
Likely around 1 other Ieuan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ieuan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ieuan Wyn Jones is a Welsh politician who was the Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Government from 2007 to 2011. He was the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Ynys Môn constituency from 1999 to 2013, and he was also leader of Plaid Cymru from 2000 to 2012.
Ieuan ap Tudur Penllyn was a Welsh poet of the late mediaeval period. Ieuan was born at Caer-Gai, near Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth (present-day Gwynedd) and was the son of two notable poets: Tudur Penllyn and Gwerful Fychan.