Line Chart Ian

Good-Humored • Sympathetic • Generous

Name
Meaning:

  • The Lord is Gracious

  • National
    Origins:

  • Scottish 

  • Created
    from:

  • John

  • Fun Facts

    Notorious Name Bearers Include Ian McKellen And Ian Somerhalder.

    Ian Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.67%
    Male

    0.33%
    Female

    Ian is predominantly a boys name, with 0.33% of Ians being girls, and 99.67% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 237367 males named Ian, and 774 females given the name

    Names Similar to Ian

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Iaan 3572
    2. Iain 3572
    3. Iam 3572
    4. Iann 3572
    5. Ihan 3572
    6. Imaan 3572
    7. Iman 3572
    8. Imani 3572

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    Popularity of Ian by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Ian in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular

    Ian: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Ian' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Ian in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Ian's average ranking is 8590.97, with it's highest ever rank being #1287. Ian has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 0 times.

    Ian has been used in the United States ever since 1912, with over 238141 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Ian gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1982, when it's usage went up by 238.28%. During this year, 29 babies were named Ian, which was 0.0008% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.001%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Ian.

    Popular 'I' Names - Girls

    Girls names starting with 'I'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with I. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'I' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.

    Name 'I-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Isabella 1. 9. 14722 0.407%
    Isabelle 2. 239. 3008 0.083%
    Ivy 3. 258. 2797 0.077%
    Isla 4. 284. 2504 0.069%
    Isabel 5. 334. 2100 0.058%
    Iris 6. 407. 1736 0.048%
    Izabella 7. 555. 1216 0.034%
    Itzel 8. 942. 654 0.018%
    Imani 9. 1060. 568 0.016%
    Ivanna 10. 1118. 532 0.015%
    Ivory 11. 1230. 458 0.013%
    Irene 12. 1256. 444 0.012%
    Itzayana 13. 1447. 367 0.01%
    Isabela 14. 1524. 346 0.01%
    Iliana 15. 1578. 331 0.009%
    Ingrid 16. 1620. 320 0.009%
    India 17. 1849. 262 0.007%
    Ireland 18. 2058. 223 0.006%
    Ivana 19. 2161. 208 0.006%
    Indie 20. 2176. 206 0.006%

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