How Many People Are Named Ian?
people named Ian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,372 people in the US has this name
Based on 258,479 babies named Ian in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,704 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scottish form of JOHN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ian (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ian alive today is about 24 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ian first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2005, to 6,704 babies. In 2025, 3,932 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ian never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #65, in 2003, and it was in the top 100 for 44 years, 1982 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #83.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #83 |
| Best rank | #65 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | 44 (1982 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #70 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ian were born in California than in any other state: about 33,961 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ian was given 1.9 times as often in Vermont, 1.8 times in Hawaii and 1.8 times in New Hampshire.
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