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 [ 2 syll. ian, ia-n ] The boy name Ian is pronounced IYahN KEY. Ian's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in the English and Scottish languages. This first emerged as an independent given name in 19th-century Scotland. It is now widely used among English speakers without much association with its Scottish roots and its source form John. Variant forms of Ian include Iain (Scottish) and Iann (English and Scottish). Ian is a variant form (English and Scottish) of John (English). Ean (English and Manx variant spelling) and Iaian (Scottish variant spelling) are other forms of Ian. Ian is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1930s; before that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2005 with 0.314% of baby boys being given the name Ian. Its ranking then was #68. In 2008, it ranked at #80 with a usage of 0.263%, and it was the 2nd most popular after John (English), among all boy names in its group. The name was twice as popular as Ian in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ian include Iain (Scottish), Iann (English and Scottish), Iwan (Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Welsh), Iwen (Breton), Eamon (English and Irish), Eamonn (English and Irish), Eanna (Irish), Eino (English), Eoin (Irish and Scottish), Eòin (Scottish), Éamon (Irish), Éamonn (Irish), Éanna (Irish), Iaian (Scottish), Iniyan (Tamil), Iuma (English), and Ean (English and Manx). Details of famous persons named Ian: KEY: Pronunciation for Ian: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
