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How popular is the name Iain?
Births per year, rank history and how many Iains are alive today.
Iain (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 3990th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1974, when around 820 babies were given the name, the 78th most popular that year. At least 18,000 babies have been named Iain in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Iain you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Iains born in England and Wales are between 45 and 60, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 7% chance that at least one of them will be called Iain.
How many babies are named Iain each year?
Where does Iain rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Iain most popular?
Iain peaked in 1974, when around 820 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Iain?
At least 22,000 people named Iain born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Iain?
Most living Iains are between 45 and 60; the most common age is about 52.
Is Iain becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.