Iain

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Ian or Iain is a male name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸโ€Ž and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain.

From Wikipedia

Iain first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 53 babies (rank #419 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Iain

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Iain yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

748
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
53
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199144#454
199253#419
199335#522
199432#527
199544#464
199632#573
199742#481
199841#481
199930#615
200026#670
200125#715
200227#684
200334#604
200432#642
200529#711
200627#757
200724#866
200818#1,113
200924#916
201018#1,134
201116#1,245
201213#1,449
20138#2,010
20146#2,501
20158#2,031
20168#2,081
20179#1,991
20189#1,962
201913#1,516
20207#2,405
20217#2,459
20227#2,440