Boy · Hebrew, through Scottish Gaelic
Iain
Say it: EE-an
Meaning
Gaelic form of John, from Hebrew 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 2,799 babies given this name since 1953
- At its height in 2003, about 1 in 15,700 boys
- 44 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Eòin
| English | John |
|---|---|
| Irish | Seán |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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