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Ian
Pronounced /ˈiː.ən/
Rank in 2024
#75
Born in 2024
4,547
Peak year
2005 · #69
Origin
Scottish Gaelic E
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 4,547 boys were named Ian, about 1 in every 377.
- It peaked in 2005 with 6,688 babies, ranked #69.
- It first shows up in the records in 1912.
- 253,707 boys have been named Ian since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Ian per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.9Gen X1965–80
- 2.4Millennials1981–96
- 3.0Gen Z1997–12
- 2.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 246 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 910 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,609 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen X: 23,521 babies, 0.86 per 1,000. Millennials: 72,855 babies, 2.39 per 1,000. Gen Z: 94,813 babies, 3.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 57,753 babies, 2.66 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Eòin.
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic E
- Say it
- /ˈiː.ən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Ian, CC BY-SA 4.0.