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Ioan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ioan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #292 to #1010.200020052010201520202025#292#1010
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#898
1997#1010
1998#738
1999#363
2000#321
2001#331
2002#310
2003#340
2004#359
2005#292
2006#377
2007#296
2008#344
2009#366
2010#410
2011#420
2012#434
2013#479
2014#471
2015#399
2016#459
2017#460
2018#425
2019#523
2020#611
2021#556
2022#492
2023#625
2024#613
2025#976

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #976 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #292 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #292 in England and Wales in 2005.

Ioan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#97631HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#61362HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#62557HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#49279HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#55669HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#61158HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#52373HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#42599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#46090HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#45988HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#399106HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#47184HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#47980HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#43491HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#42094HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#41093HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#366106HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#344112HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#296129HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#37791HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#292110HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#35982HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34080HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#31086HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#33179HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#32182HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#36363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#73822HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#101014HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#89816HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#5425HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ioan is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ioan, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201019962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#292 in 2005
Republic of Ireland2008–20255#542 in 2010
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ioan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #292 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.