Ian

M F

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

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