US rank #8739 Boys' name Peak 2016 134 births

Iaan — #8739 US boys' name

134 babies named Iaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s912020s32
#8739
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Iaan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

18 babies were named Iaan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Iaan between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iaan currently holds the #8739 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Iaan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 134 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,739

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
18
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 202420212019201720152013201120092006 5

Iaan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 68% of Iaan's all-time total
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Iaan by state

Where Iaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Iaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.7%
#2 Texas
5 3.7%
California share of Iaan's total US births 3.7%
Even split

5 of 134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iaan?
134 babies have been named Iaan since 2006. It currently ranks #8739 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 18 births.
When was Iaan most popular?
Iaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Iaan most popular?
The top states for the name Iaan are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Iaan been used?
Iaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.