Iban
Boy · ee-BAHN · Hebrew
Iban is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iban mean?
Hebrew: Basque form of John, like Ivan
“God is gracious”
Basque form of John, used in the Basque Country of northern Spain.
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- ee-BAHN
Is Iban a girl's or a boy's name?
Iban is a boys' name.
How popular is Iban in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Iban in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iban in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Iban
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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