Ian Name Popularity
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How popular is Ian?
Ranking 79th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ian is popular.Currently in the top 100, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
Position 65, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2003.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2005 with 6,686 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Ian was less than 5, most recently in 1911.
Approximately during the years 1913-1917, 1925-1928, 1938-1942, 1949-1957, 1959-1982, 1986-1990, and 1997-2000 the name Ian took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.
Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.
How popular will Ian be?
The popularity trend for Ian has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Ian lately has dropped.
The name Ian is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Ian (Girl) | Ian (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 6 | 14,408 | 4,675 | 79 |
| 2017 | | 10 | 10,215 | 5,018 | 76 |
| 2016 | | 9 | 11,184 | 5,070 | 78 |
| 2015 | | 13 | 8,618 | 5,321 | 76 |
| 2014 | | 6 | 15,290 | 5,455 | 77 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 5,425 | 80 |
| 2012 | | 9 | 11,618 | 5,692 | 77 |
| 2011 | | 14 | 8,343 | 5,617 | 72 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 5,557 | 72 |
| 2009 | | 5 | 18,327 | 5,804 | 73 |
| 2008 | | 8 | 13,030 | 5,722 | 80 |
| 2007 | | 12 | 9,768 | 6,249 | 75 |
| 2006 | | 12 | 9,510 | 6,153 | 80 |
| 2005 | | 16 | 7,265 | 6,686 | 67 |
| 2004 | | 24 | 5,265 | 6,504 | 69 |
| 2003 | | 14 | 7,726 | 6,466 | 65 |
| 2002 | | 8 | 11,495 | 6,361 | 67 |
| 2001 | | 16 | 6,733 | 6,084 | 70 |
| 2000 | | 6 | 13,789 | 5,886 | 73 |
| 1999 | | 12 | 7,894 | 5,450 | 72 |
| 1998 | | 12 | 7,724 | 5,352 | 73 |
| 1997 | | 7 | 11,261 | 5,207 | 70 |
| 1996 | | 16 | 5,881 | 5,410 | 70 |
| 1995 | | 7 | 10,939 | 5,594 | 67 |
| 1994 | | 7 | 10,982 | 5,267 | 74 |
| 1993 | | 19 | 5,068 | 5,398 | 70 |
| 1992 | | 10 | 8,301 | 5,535 | 68 |
| 1991 | | 26 | 3,973 | 5,322 | 73 |
| 1990 | | 30 | 3,555 | 5,459 | 70 |
| 1989 | | 29 | 3,510 | 4,947 | 68 |
| 1988 | | 33 | 3,056 | 4,314 | 77 |
| 1987 | | 20 | 4,173 | 3,925 | 81 |
| 1986 | | 35 | 2,745 | 3,715 | 85 |
| 1985 | | 31 | 2,964 | 3,998 | 78 |
| 1984 | | 30 | 2,943 | 3,792 | 78 |
| 1983 | | 24 | 3,364 | 3,670 | 77 |
| 1982 | | 29 | 3,040 | 3,581 | 83 |
| 1981 | | 12 | 5,675 | 2,933 | 101 |
| 1980 | | 19 | 4,044 | 2,910 | 104 |
| 1979 | | 15 | 4,694 | 2,553 | 107 |
| 1978 | | 17 | 4,137 | 2,173 | 117 |
| 1977 | | 14 | 4,742 | 2,292 | 117 |
| 1976 | | 21 | 3,325 | 1,938 | 135 |
| 1975 | | 16 | 4,006 | 1,722 | 144 |
| 1974 | | 17 | 3,755 | 1,658 | 147 |
| 1973 | | 10 | 5,314 | 1,302 | 180 |
| 1972 | | 12 | 4,622 | 1,249 | 189 |
| 1971 | | 8 | 6,212 | 1,199 | 202 |
| 1970 | | 5 | 8,447 | 1,118 | 222 |
| 1969 | | 5 | 7,882 | 828 | 252 |
| 1968 | | 8 | 5,304 | 717 | 274 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 771 | 260 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 622 | 297 |
| 1965 | | 5 | 6,886 | 490 | 345 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 432 | 381 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 361 | 422 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 281 | 474 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 244 | 509 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 242 | 512 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 207 | 543 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 205 | 540 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 214 | 531 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 194 | 540 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 173 | 561 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 171 | 558 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 158 | 568 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 120 | 640 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 104 | 684 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 123 | 621 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 102 | 679 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 87 | 720 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 111 | 656 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 705 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 64 | 770 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 68 | 759 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 64 | 824 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 80 | 719 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 61 | 808 |
| 1940 | | 5 | 4,636 | 56 | 844 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 61 | 778 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 49 | 903 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 872 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 931 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 45 | 945 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 1,014 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,293 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,066 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,020 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 45 | 1,029 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,282 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,114 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,452 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,538 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,836 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,434 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,668 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 3,125 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,202 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,861 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,985 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,617 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,727 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 1,997 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 1,920 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,179 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,375 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 2,409 |
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