Iago
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-AH-goh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Iago is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Iago mean?
Hebrew: Welsh and Spanish form of James (Jacob)
“supplanter”
Iago is the scheming villain of Shakespeare's Othello; it is also the Welsh form of James.
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Is Iago a girl's or a boy's name?
Iago is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iago in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 118% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Iago, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iago in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Iago in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
How popular is Iago in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Iago, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Iago in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iago in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Iago
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago Cruz Luca Perez Jago Santiago Arlo Diego Angelo Rocco Marco Viggo
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iago: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iago, updated 20 October 2026.