Iain

Boy name

Iain has been given to 2,911 babies in the U.S. since 1953. It peaked in 2003.

Meaning & origin

From Scottish Gaelic. Cognate of John; see there for more.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

2,911

Peak year

2003 (126 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1953

10-year trend

▼ -78%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Iain.

2,913 babies since 1971

2,915 babies since 1974

2,918 babies since 1915

2,920 babies since 1971

2,897 babies since 1915

2,885 babies since 1983

2,878 babies since 1978

2,849 babies since 1880

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