Is Iain a boy or girl name?
Iain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 25 boys were named Iain, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,899 US babies named Iain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,227
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Iain since 1953
- 2,899
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Iain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 320 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 618 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,011 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 522 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,384 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,420 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 69 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 124 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 113 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 63 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,550 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,304 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,194 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,238 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,182 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Iain reached #1,181 in 2003. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.