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Mostly boys · Scottish version of John

Ian

“God is gracious”

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A little maybe, saved for later.

The story behind the name

Meet Ian.

US birth records for 2025 list 8 girls named Ian (rank #11,297) and 3,924 boys named Ian (rank #83).

The recorded number of girls with this name stayed at 8 compared with 2024. For boys, the recorded count fell from 4,560 in 2024 to 3,924 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Ian?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#11,2978 recorded births
Boys · 2025#833,924 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420255,4610
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys833,924
2025Girls11,2978
2024Boys754,560
2024Girls11,4948
2023Boys694,555
2023Girls9,87410
2022Boys724,505
2022Girls11,6048
2021Boys814,302
2021Girls12,7007
2020Boys834,267
2020Girls8,60812
2019Boys814,551
2019Girls12,9667
2018Boys794,706
2018Girls14,4916
2017Boys765,033
2017Girls10,24210
2016Boys785,079
2016Girls11,2079
2015Boys765,332
2015Girls8,63813
2014Boys775,461
2014Girls15,3246

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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