Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Ian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

6,688

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1912Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

32%

2024

4,547

All-time

253,707

Ian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2005, when 6,688 boys were named Ian.

In 2024, only 4,547 boys were given the name.

Down 32% from its peak.

All told, about 253,707 Americans have been named Ian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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