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Ian name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ian ranks #83 in male records (3,924 reported) and #11,297 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Ian becoming more popular?

Ian's reported male count decreased by 636 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #75 to #83. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ian in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for IanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,0790201620252016: 9 female records2017: 10 female records2018: 6 female records2019: 7 female records2020: 12 female records2021: 7 female records2022: 8 female records2023: 10 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 5,079 male records2017: 5,033 male records2018: 4,706 male records2019: 4,551 male records2020: 4,267 male records2021: 4,302 male records2022: 4,505 male records2023: 4,555 male records2024: 4,560 male records2025: 3,924 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,2973,92483
2024811,4944,56075
2023109,8744,55569
2022811,6044,50572
2021712,7004,30281
2020128,6084,26783
2019712,9664,55181
2018614,4914,70679
20171010,2425,03376
2016911,2075,07978

Questions about Ian’s popularity

How common is Ian in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ian ranks #83 in male records (3,924 reported) and #11,297 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ian?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ian only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Ian creates a match.

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