Boys' name · since 1991
Iann
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 591 babies named Iann, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
591 babies have been named Iann since 1991, making it today's #5120 boys' name.
Iann has 591 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5120 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #7,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,120 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 591 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iann ranks #7,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,120 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 591 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,120 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Iann's 591 recorded births place it above 84.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Iann compares
591 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iann's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iann | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 591 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Iann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iann splits its recorded history at 2010: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Iann by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (253 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Iann's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Iann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 253 births (43% of all-time use).
How Iann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Iann's total volume
Iann by state
Where Iann concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 80 | 13.5% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 11.7% |
80 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Iann's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (253 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ianns (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iann draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.