Ian

Given to 258,479 US babies since 1912

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
#83
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
3,932
girls 8 · boys 3,924
Peak year
2005
6,688 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
258,479
since 1912

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ian was most popular in 2005, when 6,688 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,924 babies were named Ian, ranking #83 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ian was most popular in 2005, when 6,688 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,924 babies were named Ian, ranking #83 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 2005

Ian was most popular in 2005, when 6,688 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,924 babies were named Ian, ranking #83 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 8 10917 3,924 83
2024 8 11122 4,560 74
2023 10 9616 4,555 69
2022 8 11231 4,505 72
2021 7 12206 4,302 81
2020 12 8406 4,267 83
2019 7 12448 4,551 81
2018 6 13793 4,706 79
2017 10 9943 5,033 76
2016 9 10859 5,079 78
2015 13 8447 5,332 76
2014 6 14558 5,461 77
2013 <5 — 5,434 80
2012 9 11257 5,696 78
2011 14 8196 5,620 72
2010 <5 — 5,563 72
2009 5 17294 5,807 73
2008 8 12579 5,723 80
2007 12 9539 6,250 75
2006 12 9286 6,154 80
2005 16 7138 6,688 68
2004 24 5208 6,507 69
2003 14 7580 6,466 65
2002 8 11108 6,360 67
2001 16 6619 6,084 70
2000 6 13154 5,886 73
1999 12 7716 5,450 72
1998 12 7532 5,353 73
1997 7 10836 5,211 70
1996 16 5771 5,411 70
1995 7 10514 5,594 67
1994 7 10569 5,267 74
1993 19 4998 5,399 70
1992 10 8065 5,536 68
1991 26 3936 5,326 73
1990 30 3523 5,460 70
1989 29 3477 4,948 68
1988 33 3039 4,315 77
1987 20 4122 3,924 81
1986 35 2724 3,713 85
1985 31 2939 3,998 78
1984 30 2915 3,796 78
1983 24 3340 3,665 77
1982 29 3017 3,574 83
1981 12 5571 2,928 101
1980 19 3992 2,909 104
1979 15 4626 2,554 107
1978 17 4079 2,172 117
1977 14 4652 2,287 119
1976 21 3287 1,936 135
1975 16 3950 1,717 144
1974 17 3695 1,653 148
1973 10 5191 1,302 180
1972 12 4523 1,248 189
1971 8 6006 1,201 202
1970 5 7995 1,116 222
1969 5 7471 828 253
1968 8 5147 716 276
1967 <5 — 771 260
1966 <5 — 620 297
1965 6 5817 488 345
1964 <5 — 429 383
1963 <5 — 360 423
1962 <5 — 281 473
1961 <5 — 242 510
1960 <5 — 242 510
1959 <5 — 208 542
1958 <5 — 205 537
1957 <5 — 213 531
1956 <5 — 194 539
1955 <5 — 175 555
1954 <5 — 171 558
1953 <5 — 157 569
1952 <5 — 120 640
1951 <5 — 104 682
1950 <5 — 123 621
1949 <5 — 102 678
1948 <5 — 87 717
1947 <5 — 111 656
1946 <5 — 85 704
1945 <5 — 64 767
1944 <5 — 68 754
1943 <5 — 64 824
1942 <5 — 80 718
1941 <5 — 62 798
1940 5 4349 56 841
1939 <5 — 61 776
1938 <5 — 49 897
1937 <5 — 50 869
1936 <5 — 44 924
1935 <5 — 45 940
1934 <5 — 41 1007
1933 <5 — 27 1281
1932 <5 — 40 1056
1931 <5 — 43 1015
1930 <5 — 45 1021
1929 <5 — 31 1272
1928 <5 — 40 1111
1927 <5 — 27 1436
1926 <5 — 24 1515
1925 <5 — 19 1806
1924 <5 — 28 1414
1923 <5 — 22 1644
1922 <5 — 9 3014
1921 <5 — 15 2152
1920 <5 — 10 2765
1919 <5 — 9 2877
1918 <5 — 11 2543
1917 <5 — 19 1693
1916 <5 — 15 1949
1915 <5 — 15 1878
1914 <5 — 10 2101
1913 <5 — 7 2273
1912 <5 — 6 2269

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Other spellings

Iann · 591 Iyan · 356 Iaan · 134

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Where Ian is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years