Ian is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 2005 and remains in steady use.
Ian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #83 among boys (3,924) and #11,297 among girls (8) — overall #147 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,932 | 4,014 | #11,297 | #83 |
| 2024 | 4,568 | 4,665 | #11,494 | #75 |
| 2023 | 4,565 | 4,680 | #9,874 | #69 |
| 2022 | 4,513 | 4,641 | #11,604 | #72 |
| 2021 | 4,309 | 4,446 | #12,700 | #81 |
| 2020 | 4,279 | 4,447 | #8,608 | #83 |
| 2019 | 4,558 | 4,768 | #12,966 | #81 |
| 2018 | 4,712 | 4,935 | #14,491 | #79 |
| 2017 | 5,043 | 5,276 | #10,242 | #76 |
| 2016 | 5,088 | 5,390 | #11,207 | #78 |
| 2015 | 5,345 | 5,698 | #8,638 | #76 |
| 2014 | 5,467 | 5,831 | #15,324 | #77 |
| 2013 | 5,434 | 5,782 | — | #80 |
| 2012 | 5,705 | 6,094 | #11,627 | #78 |
| 2011 | 5,634 | 6,023 | #8,353 | #72 |
| 2010 | 5,563 | 5,951 | — | #72 |
| 2009 | 5,812 | 6,128 | #18,352 | #73 |
| 2008 | 5,731 | 5,992 | #13,042 | #80 |
| 2007 | 6,262 | 6,532 | #9,772 | #75 |
| 2006 | 6,166 | 6,387 | #9,517 | #80 |
| 2005 | 6,704 | 6,908 | #7,268 | #68 |
| 2004 | 6,531 | 6,716 | #5,268 | #69 |
| 2003 | 6,480 | 6,671 | #7,731 | #65 |
| 2002 | 6,368 | 6,533 | #11,501 | #67 |
| 2001 | 6,100 | 6,296 | #6,737 | #70 |
| 2000 | 5,892 | 6,081 | #13,795 | #73 |
| 1999 | 5,462 | 5,629 | #7,896 | #72 |
| 1998 | 5,365 | 5,481 | #7,726 | #73 |
| 1997 | 5,218 | — | #11,263 | #70 |
| 1996 | 5,427 | — | #5,882 | #70 |
| 1995 | 5,601 | — | #10,940 | #67 |
| 1994 | 5,274 | — | #10,988 | #74 |
| 1993 | 5,418 | — | #5,071 | #70 |
| 1992 | 5,546 | — | #8,301 | #68 |
| 1991 | 5,352 | — | #3,974 | #73 |
| 1990 | 5,490 | — | #3,556 | #70 |
| 1989 | 4,977 | — | #3,510 | #68 |
| 1988 | 4,348 | — | #3,056 | #77 |
| 1987 | 3,944 | — | #4,174 | #81 |
| 1986 | 3,748 | — | #2,747 | #85 |
| 1985 | 4,029 | — | #2,965 | #78 |
| 1984 | 3,826 | — | #2,943 | #78 |
| 1983 | 3,689 | — | #3,366 | #77 |
| 1982 | 3,603 | — | #3,043 | #83 |
| 1981 | 2,940 | — | #5,678 | #101 |
| 1980 | 2,928 | — | #4,043 | #104 |
| 1979 | 2,569 | — | #4,698 | #107 |
| 1978 | 2,189 | — | #4,136 | #117 |
| 1977 | 2,301 | — | #4,745 | #119 |
| 1976 | 1,957 | — | #3,324 | #135 |
| 1975 | 1,733 | — | #4,007 | #144 |
| 1974 | 1,670 | — | #3,757 | #148 |
| 1973 | 1,312 | — | #5,313 | #180 |
| 1972 | 1,260 | — | #4,622 | #189 |
| 1971 | 1,209 | — | #6,215 | #202 |
| 1970 | 1,121 | — | #8,448 | #222 |
| 1969 | 833 | — | #7,883 | #253 |
| 1968 | 724 | — | #5,306 | #276 |
| 1967 | 771 | — | — | #260 |
| 1966 | 620 | — | — | #297 |
| 1965 | 494 | — | #6,068 | #345 |
| 1964 | 429 | — | — | #383 |
| 1963 | 360 | — | — | #423 |
| 1962 | 281 | — | — | #474 |
| 1961 | 242 | — | — | #512 |
| 1960 | 242 | — | — | #511 |
| 1959 | 208 | — | — | #542 |
| 1958 | 205 | — | — | #538 |
| 1957 | 213 | — | — | #531 |
| 1956 | 194 | — | — | #540 |
| 1955 | 175 | — | — | #556 |
| 1954 | 171 | — | — | #558 |
| 1953 | 157 | — | — | #569 |
| 1952 | 120 | — | — | #640 |
| 1951 | 104 | — | — | #684 |
| 1950 | 123 | — | — | #622 |
| 1949 | 102 | — | — | #679 |
| 1948 | 87 | — | — | #720 |
| 1947 | 111 | — | — | #656 |
| 1946 | 85 | — | — | #705 |
| 1945 | 64 | — | — | #770 |
| 1944 | 68 | — | — | #758 |
| 1943 | 64 | — | — | #825 |
| 1942 | 80 | — | — | #719 |
| 1941 | 62 | — | — | #803 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | #4,637 | #844 |
| 1939 | 61 | — | — | #778 |
| 1938 | 49 | — | — | #903 |
| 1937 | 50 | — | — | #875 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | — | #931 |
| 1935 | 45 | — | — | #945 |
| 1934 | 41 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1933 | 27 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1932 | 40 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1931 | 43 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1930 | 45 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | — | #1,282 |
| 1928 | 40 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1927 | 27 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | — | #3,125 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,202 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,862 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #2,985 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,409 |