Ian

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Ian is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 254,514 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 253,707 as boys and 807 as girls. Ian gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2005 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,555
2023 4,561
2022 4,509
2021 4,307
2020 4,278
2019 4,557
2018 4,710
2017 5,043
2016 5,088
2015 5,342
2014 5,467
2013 5,432
2012 5,703
2011 5,633
2010 5,561
2009 5,812
2008 5,731
2007 6,262
2006 6,166
2005 6,704
2004 6,531
2003 6,480
2002 6,369
2001 6,100
2000 5,892
1999 5,462
1998 5,365
1997 5,217
1996 5,426
1995 5,602
1994 5,274
1993 5,418
1992 5,546
1991 5,350
1990 5,490
1989 4,977
1988 4,348
1987 3,944
1986 3,749
1985 4,030
1984 3,824
1983 3,689
1982 3,605
1981 2,941
1980 2,928
1979 2,568
1978 2,189
1977 2,301
1976 1,958
1975 1,734
1974 1,671
1973 1,312
1972 1,260
1971 1,208
1970 1,122
1969 832
1968 724
1967 771
1966 621
1965 495
1964 429
1963 360
1962 281
1961 242
1960 242
1959 208
1958 205
1957 213
1956 194
1955 175
1954 171
1953 157
1952 120
1951 104
1950 123
1949 102
1948 87
1947 111
1946 85
1945 64
1944 68
1943 64
1942 80
1941 62
1940 61
1939 61
1938 49
1937 50
1936 44
1935 45
1934 41
1933 27
1932 40
1931 43
1930 45
1929 31
1928 40
1927 27
1926 24
1925 19
1924 28
1923 22
1922 9
1921 15
1920 10
1919 9
1918 11
1917 19
1916 15
1915 15
1914 10
1913 7
1912 6