Meaning:
Its source is John, an English name meaning "God's grace."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in English and Scots Gaelic.
Alternative Spellings: Ean and Iaian
Variant Forms: Iain and Iann
Source Forms: John and Yochanan
Popularity:
The name Ian ranked 66th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 263rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
