Iain

Iain

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 יוֹחָנָן‎ 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 76 babies (rank #321 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

501

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	76	#321
1997	73	#332
1998	55	#404
1999	44	#474
2000	38	#517
2001	49	#440
2002	23	#812
2003	22	#895
2004	26	#827
2005	15	#1,332
2006	9	#1,977
2007	10	#1,944
2008	10	#2,007
2009	9	#2,211
2010	5	#3,539
2011	5	#3,517
2012	4	#4,270
2013	8	#2,501
2014	7	#2,809
2015	7	#2,826
2016	6	#3,235

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#321

1997

#332

1998

#404

1999

#474

2000

#517

2001

#440

2002

#812

2003

#895

2004

#827

2005

#1,332

2006

#1,977

2007

#1,944

2008

#2,007

2009

#2,211

2010

#3,539

2011

#3,517

2012

#4,270

2013

#2,501

2014

#2,809

2015

#2,826

2016

#3,235

Meaning

Numerology of Iain

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Iain

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Year-by-Year Detail