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Ian

Boy #9860 in 2023

Ian is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Ian

Popularity, 1912–2023

4,561 births in 2023

1912 2023

249,160 U.S. births recorded from 1912–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2005

6,704 babies

First recorded

1912

111 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Girl · Germanic languages

Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England

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Girl · fr:Isabelle

Ultimately a variant of Elizabeth

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.