Trend of the Popularity of Ian as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,924 male babies that were named Ian in the US, which was 0.23% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ian peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2005 with a count of 6,688 babies, which was 0.34% of the total male babies born in the US in 2005.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Ian, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Ian.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ian in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ian in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Ian from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Ian as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2909	0.16
1981	2928	0.16
1982	3574	0.20
1983	3665	0.20
1984	3796	0.21
1985	3998	0.22
1986	3713	0.20
1987	3924	0.21
1988	4315	0.23
1989	4948	0.25
1990	5460	0.27
1991	5326	0.26
1992	5536	0.28
1993	5399	0.28
1994	5267	0.27
1995	5594	0.29
1996	5411	0.29
1997	5211	0.28
1998	5353	0.28
1999	5450	0.28
2000	5886	0.30
2001	6084	0.31
2002	6360	0.33
2003	6466	0.33
2004	6507	0.33
2005	6688	0.34
2006	6154	0.30
2007	6250	0.30
2008	5723	0.28
2009	5807	0.29
2010	5563	0.29
2011	5620	0.30
2012	5696	0.30
2013	5434	0.29
2014	5461	0.28
2015	5332	0.28
2016	5079	0.27
2017	5033	0.27
2018	4706	0.26
2019	4551	0.25
2020	4267	0.25
2021	4302	0.25
2022	4505	0.26
2023	4555	0.27
2024	4560	0.27
2025	3924	0.23