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Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Ian

EE-uhn · 3 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#75
2024 births4,547
Peak year2005
First appeared1912
Total US births253,707
2005 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
IainEan
In other languages
IainEoinJohn

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Notable people named Ian

Ian McKellen
Ian Fleming
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