Ian - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ian \ian\ is pronounced EE-an, EYE-an. It is of Scottish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "God is gracious". Iain is the normal Scottish Gaelic spelling. Author Ian Fleming; actor Ian McKellen.

Ian has 6 variant forms: Ean, Eann, Eion, Eon, Iain and Ion.

For more information, see also related names Davian, Eoin and Evian.

Baby names that sound like Ian are Iwan and Jan.

Ian is a very popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ian. Click here to compare Ian with related baby names.