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What does Ian mean?

Ian Pronunciation of Ian as a boys' name is pronounced EE-an, EYE-an. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Ian is "God is gracious". Variant of John. Iain is the normal Scottish Gaelic spelling. Author Ian Fleming; actor Ian McKellen.

ENDS WITH -ian

ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, gaelic, gracious

Variations

VARIANTS Ean, Eann, Eion, Eon, Iain, Ion

SEE ALSO Davian, Eoin, Evian

OTHER FORMS VIA IAIN, JOHN Anno, Eian, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Ewen, Gian, Hanno, Hans, Hansl, Ivan, Ivann, Iwan, Jack, Jan, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean, Jehan, Jens, Jian, Joao, Johan, Jon, Jona, Jovan, Juan, Juwan, Sean, Seann, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Vanek, Vanko, Vanya, Yanni, Yanno, Zane

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ian Raymond (I.R.), ..

How popular is Ian?

Ian is a very popular first name for men (#263 out of 1220, Top 21%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#121780 out of 150436, Top 81%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Ian was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its top position of #65 in the U.S. in 2003, and is presently at #79. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ian name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ian outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Davian (#993 VIA LATEST LIST), Ean (#1101), Eian, Eoin, Euan, Evan (#86), Ewan (#1603), Gian (#1221), Hans (#1446), Iain, Ivan (#133), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), Jean (#1240), Jens, Joao, Johan (#579), John (#27), Jon (#754), Jovan (#1628), Juan (#139), Juwan, Sean (#269), Shane (#372), Shaun (#1016), Shawn (#393) and Zane (#200) are the prominent alternative forms of Ian (#79) rated in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Ian was well-received among parents during 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #1534) and is now significantly lower (#1041, DOWN 74%), with versions like Jean becoming less trendy. John has been the most popular choice, though Zane has grown trendy as well.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ian, Davian, Ean, Eian, Eoin in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Evan, Ewan, Gian, Hans, Iain in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ivan, Jack, Jan, Jean, Jens in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Joao, Johan, John, Jon, Jovan in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Juan, Juwan, Sean, Shane, Shaun in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shawn, Zane in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ian, Eoin, Euan, Evan, Ewan outside U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Iain, Jack, Jens, Johan, John outside U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Zane outside U.S.

Similar Names

Ian is pronounced similarly to Enne, Euen, Ewin, Ieuan, Owain, Owen, Owin, Wain, Wayn, Wayne, Win, Winn, Wyn, Wynn and Yann. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ban, Dan, Han, Idan, Ifan, Ilan, Iman, Man, Tan, Van, Xan and Zan. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ian.

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