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 1975 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 7 babies (rank #873 that year). In 2017 it was given to 1 boys (rank #69). 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.

51
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
7
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
19751#1,212
19761#1,218
19771#1,226
19891#1,358
19901#1,359
19911#1,390
19921#1,414
19931#1,435
19941#1,449
19951#1,463
19961#1,463
19971#1,479
19982#1,299
19992#1,325
20001#1,514
20011#1,520
20021#1,495
20031#1,453
20047#873
20056#926
20063#1,167
20073#1,159
20082#1,270
20092#1,262
20104#1,024
20131#1,310
20151#213
20161#28
20171#69