Ian Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Ian: every year it appeared on the national list since 1940, with 815 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

815

Peak year

1986 #2747

Years on the list

10-year trend

-6.8%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1940–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2009	5	#18352
2011	14	#8353
2012	9	#11627
2014	6	#15324
2015	13	#8638
2016	9	#11207
2017	10	#10242
2018	6	#14491
2019	7	#12966
2020	12	#8608
2021	7	#12700
2022	8	#11604
2023	10	#9874
2024	8	#11494
2025	8	#11297

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1986

Names from the same era

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