boy · scottish
Ian
say it ee-un
What Ian means
- Scottish Gaelic form of John: God is gracious New Testament and Christian saint: John the Baptist and John the Apostle in the Gospels
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 6 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 3 in Panama (2020)
- no. 5 in Ecuador (2020)
- no. 6 in Peru (2020)
- no. 8 in Puerto Rico (2022)
- no. 32 in Chile (2021)
- no. 71 in the US (2024)
- no. 127 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 148 in Ireland (2017)
In the United States it was most popular around 2000.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Jack John Jackson João Evan Jonas Jaxon Milan Juan Sean Ivan Johannes
Ian in stories
- Shameless: Ian Gallagher, the third Gallagher child
- Onward: Ian Lightfoot, the shy elf who seeks his father