Iain
Boy4 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#186
best rank (1988)
274
babies since 1965
Iain through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | 6 | #435 |
| 2003 | 5 | #375 |
| 2002 | 10 | #235 |
| 2001 | 6 | #297 |
| 2000 | 9 | #223 |
| 1999 | 6 | #266 |
| 1998 | 6 | #242 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 13 | #191 |
| 1994 | 8 | #225 |
| 1993 | 8 | #223 |
| 1992 | 8 | #222 |
| 1991 | 7 | #230 |
| 1989 | 9 | #199 |
| 1988 | 11 | #186 |
| 1987 | 10 | #197 |
| 1986 | 10 | #203 |
| 1985 | 6 | #234 |
| 1984 | 8 | #217 |
| 1983 | 6 | #237 |
| 1982 | 8 | #223 |
| 1981 | 6 | #246 |
| 1980 | 9 | #222 |
| 1979 | 8 | #228 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1977 | 12 | #194 |
| 1976 | 8 | #222 |
| 1975 | 7 | #236 |
| 1974 | 8 | #227 |
| 1973 | 5 | #268 |
| 1972 | 4 | #279 |
| 1971 | 8 | #217 |
| 1969 | 4 | #270 |
| 1968 | 4 | #243 |
| 1965 | 3 | #250 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Iain yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Iain | under 3 | 274 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #221 (1998); 18 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.