Ian
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #83 for boys in 2025, 3,924 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2003 · 6,466 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 44 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 257,664since 1912
Ian over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #83 | 3,924 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #74 | 4,560 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | #69 | 4,555 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #72 | 4,505 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #81 | 4,302 |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | #83 | 4,267 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #81 | 4,551 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #79 | 4,706 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #76 | 5,033 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #78 | 5,079 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #76 | 5,332 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #77 | 5,461 |
| 2013 | — | #80 | 5,434 | |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #78 | 5,696 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #72 | 5,620 |
| 2010 | — | #72 | 5,563 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #73 | 5,807 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #80 | 5,723 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #75 | 6,250 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #80 | 6,154 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #68 | 6,688 |
| 2004 | #5,208 | 24 | #69 | 6,507 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #65 | 6,466 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #67 | 6,360 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #70 | 6,084 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #73 | 5,886 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #72 | 5,450 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #73 | 5,353 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #70 | 5,211 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #70 | 5,411 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #67 | 5,594 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #74 | 5,267 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #70 | 5,399 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #68 | 5,536 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #73 | 5,326 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | #70 | 5,460 |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | #68 | 4,948 |
| 1988 | #3,039 | 33 | #77 | 4,315 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #81 | 3,924 |
| 1986 | #2,724 | 35 | #85 | 3,713 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #78 | 3,998 |
| 1984 | #2,915 | 30 | #78 | 3,796 |
| 1983 | #3,340 | 24 | #77 | 3,665 |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #83 | 3,574 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #101 | 2,928 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #104 | 2,909 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #107 | 2,554 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #117 | 2,172 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #119 | 2,287 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #135 | 1,936 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #144 | 1,717 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #148 | 1,653 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #180 | 1,302 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #189 | 1,248 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #202 | 1,201 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #222 | 1,116 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #253 | 828 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #276 | 716 |
| 1967 | — | #260 | 771 | |
| 1966 | — | #297 | 620 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #345 | 488 |
| 1964 | — | #383 | 429 | |
| 1963 | — | #423 | 360 | |
| 1962 | — | #473 | 281 | |
| 1961 | — | #510 | 242 | |
| 1960 | — | #510 | 242 | |
| 1959 | — | #542 | 208 | |
| 1958 | — | #537 | 205 | |
| 1957 | — | #531 | 213 | |
| 1956 | — | #539 | 194 | |
| 1955 | — | #555 | 175 | |
| 1954 | — | #558 | 171 | |
| 1953 | — | #569 | 157 | |
| 1952 | — | #640 | 120 | |
| 1951 | — | #682 | 104 | |
| 1950 | — | #621 | 123 | |
| 1949 | — | #678 | 102 | |
| 1948 | — | #717 | 87 | |
| 1947 | — | #656 | 111 | |
| 1946 | — | #704 | 85 | |
| 1945 | — | #767 | 64 | |
| 1944 | — | #754 | 68 | |
| 1943 | — | #824 | 64 | |
| 1942 | — | #718 | 80 | |
| 1941 | — | #798 | 62 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #841 | 56 |
| 1939 | — | #776 | 61 | |
| 1938 | — | #897 | 49 | |
| 1937 | — | #869 | 50 | |
| 1936 | — | #924 | 44 | |
| 1935 | — | #940 | 45 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,007 | 41 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,056 | 40 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,015 | 43 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,021 | 45 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,272 | 31 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,111 | 40 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,436 | 27 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,014 | 9 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Ian! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1913, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Ian is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#41 · 1 in 150
- New Hampshire#46 · 1 in 157
- Maine#48 · 1 in 151
- Connecticut#51 · 1 in 238
- Washington#52 · 1 in 206
Best ever in a state: #25 in Vermont, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #41 | 48 | 1 in 150 |
| New Hampshire | #46 | 50 | 1 in 157 |
| Maine | #48 | 50 | 1 in 151 |
| Connecticut | #51 | 95 | 1 in 238 |
| Washington | #52 | 174 | 1 in 206 |
| Alaska | #53 | 24 | 1 in 184 |
| Massachusetts | #53 | 184 | 1 in 239 |
| Colorado | #54 | 122 | 1 in 200 |
| Virginia | #56 | 164 | 1 in 264 |
| Delaware | #57 | 22 | 1 in 223 |
| Vermont | #57 | 19 | 1 in 176 |
| Oregon | #58 | 94 | 1 in 215 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 350 | 1 in 235 |
| Idaho | #60 | 32 | 1 in 214 |
| New Mexico | #60 | 47 | 1 in 243 |
| Maryland | #62 | 113 | 1 in 294 |
| District of Columbia | #64 | 31 | 1 in 300 |
| New Jersey | #64 | 170 | 1 in 322 |
| Ohio | #65 | 271 | 1 in 294 |
| Rhode Island | #65 | 22 | 1 in 303 |
| Nevada | #66 | 33 | 1 in 261 |
| Illinois | #70 | 249 | 1 in 358 |
| Michigan | #70 | 208 | 1 in 341 |
| Utah | #70 | 65 | 1 in 256 |
| Wyoming | #70 | 10 | 1 in 241 |
| Minnesota | #71 | 103 | 1 in 308 |
| New York | #71 | 366 | 1 in 379 |
| Wisconsin | #72 | 110 | 1 in 303 |
| Florida | #74 | 260 | 1 in 353 |
| Indiana | #74 | 126 | 1 in 322 |
| Kansas | #77 | 55 | 1 in 308 |
| Missouri | #80 | 91 | 1 in 417 |
| North Dakota | #80 | 16 | 1 in 269 |
| West Virginia | #80 | 28 | 1 in 376 |
| Louisiana | #85 | 84 | 1 in 372 |
| Nebraska | #85 | 31 | 1 in 352 |
| Montana | #86 | 14 | 1 in 335 |
| Iowa | #87 | 50 | 1 in 371 |
| North Carolina | #92 | 93 | 1 in 511 |
| Arizona | #93 | 74 | 1 in 416 |
| California | #93 | 736 | 1 in 394 |
| South Dakota | #103 | 10 | 1 in 457 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 39 | 1 in 636 |
| Georgia | #108 | 86 | 1 in 583 |
| Tennessee | #110 | 62 | 1 in 575 |
| Oklahoma | #112 | 37 | 1 in 555 |
| South Carolina | #116 | 41 | 1 in 592 |
| Texas | #137 | 232 | 1 in 661 |
| Mississippi | #151 | 23 | 1 in 746 |
| Alabama | #152 | 35 | 1 in 775 |
| Arkansas | #217 | 11 | 1 in 1,408 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ian
- 9 spots since 2024 (#74 → #83)
- Same as 2020 (#83)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#76 → #83)
- Biggest jump: 121 spots in 1939 (#897 → #776)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1943 (#718 → #824)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2003 at #65 (6,466 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 44 yrs · run 1982–2025
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1935–2025
- Highest: 1 in 299 boys born in 2005 were named Ian (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 435 boys born in 2025 (0.23%)
- Its best rank, #65 in 2003, was only 1 in 305 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.0% of all boys named Ian (61,925) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 92 | #1,693 (1917) | #2,198 |
| 1920s | 225 | #1,111 (1928) | #1,813 |
| 1930s | 445 | #776 (1939) | #979 |
| 1940s | 779 | #656 (1947) | #746 |
| 1950s | 1,670 | #531 (1957) | #577 |
| 1960s | 4,977 | #253 (1969) | #373 |
| 1970s | 17,186 | #107 (1979) | #156 |
| 1980s | 37,770 | #68 (1989) | #83 |
| 1990s | 54,007 | #67 (1995) | #71 |
| 2000s | 61,925 | #65 (2003) | #72 |
| 2010s | 52,475 | #72 (2011) | #77 |
| 2020s | 26,113 | #69 (2023) | #77 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ian in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 63,285 of them was named Ian, which outranked 76.9% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,436Whitnee31
- #3,436Zaida31
- #3,436Zenaida31
- #3,523Ian30
- #3,523Adora30
- #3,523Adrien30
- #3,523Adrienna30
- #3,623Adelaida29
- #3,623Agatha29
- #3,623Aishah29
Tied with 99 names at #3,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 376 of them was named Ian, which outranked 99.3% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.