Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin Christian tradition

Iain

EE-an · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious;Scottish form of John
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Scottish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4227
2024 births25
Peak year2003
First appeared1953
Total US births2,899
2003 peak19531971198920062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ian
Alternate spellings
IainIan
In other languages
John (English)Eoin (Irish)Ivan (Russian)

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Notable people named Iain

Iain Banks (novelist)
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