Iain
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Iain is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Iain mean?
Scottish
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, equivalent to English John.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Iain a girl's or a boy's name?
Iain is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iain in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Iain, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 192 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iain in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 400th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#94), 1974 (#78) and 1984 (#100).
Iain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 35 | #872 |
| 2007 | 48 | #667 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 55 | #544 |
| 2004 | 56 | #512 |
| 2003 | 54 | #499 |
| 2002 | 67 | #393 |
| 2001 | 93 | #327 |
| 2000 | 88 | #341 |
| 1999 | 108 | #294 |
| 1998 | 151 | #234 |
| 1997 | 192 | #196 |
| 1996 | 162 | #216 |
How popular is Iain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Iain, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,727th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 126 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
2025 had fewer boys named Iain than any year since 1973.
Half of all the boys named Iain in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,015 |
| 2011 | 69 | #1,987 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,653 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,605 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,401 |
| 2004 | 124 | #1,223 |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,180 |
| 2002 | 113 | #1,212 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,323 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,338 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,308 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,420 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,276 |
| 1995 | 63 | #1,503 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,738 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,465 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
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