Iwan
A Slavic name that carries the sense "god is gracious". It stays rare: fewer than 800 men in Poland answer to it, and last year it went to just four newborn boys.
Iwan Pronunciation
Iwan is pronounced EE-vahn (/ˈivan/).
How many people are named Iwan
1 in 27332 men in Poland is named Iwan. 781 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1058 among male names.
Iwan's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1061 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2004. Still the #1058 name among living men, even as it slips to #1061 among newborns.
Where Iwan is most popular
Iwan is most popular in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, 182% above the national average (9 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Łódź (+117%) and Greater Poland (+43%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and Lesser Poland, 43% and 40% below average respectively.
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian9 boys born+182%
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Łódź8 boys born+117%
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Greater Poland9 boys born+43%
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Pomeranian6 boys born+40%
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West Pomeranian3 boys born+22%
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Lower Silesian5 boys born+9%
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Masovian10 boys born−3%
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Silesian5 boys born−25%
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Lublin2 boys born−33%
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Lesser Poland4 boys born−40%
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Subcarpathian2 boys born−43%
Iwan as a middle name
Iwan is a first name for 781 men in Poland and a middle name for another 150, an 84/16 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 572nd, between Haim (150) and Arturo (149).
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570
150Dyonizy
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571
150Haim
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572150Iwan
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573
149Arturo
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574
149Douglas