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In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2016 per million babies of that sex 524 babies given this name since 1972 At its height in 2016, about 1 in 76,900 girls 6 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Ian Boy A Scottish form of John, from Gaelic Iain, ultimately Hebrew Yochanan 'God is gracious'. Modern · peak 2005 Ina Girl The ending of names like Georgina, Wilhelmina and Christina, used as a name of its own; meaning depends on the… Victorian · peak 1898 · forgotten Ingrid Girl From Old Norse Ingríðr: the god-name Ing (Yngvi) and fríðr 'beautiful, beloved'. Middle Ages · peak 1967 India Girl The name of the country, from the river Indus (Sanskrit sindhu 'river'). Modern · peak 2001 · forgotten Iona Girl From the Hebridean island. The form Iona arose from a misreading of the early name Ioua, whose meaning is uncertain. Modern · peak 1904 Ione Girl Uncertain. Often connected with Greek ion 'violet', but this is not established. Victorian · peak 1908 · forgotten Inès Girl Spanish form of Agnes, from Greek hagnē 'pure, holy'. Middle Ages · peak 1911 Inga Girl A short form of names beginning with Ing-, the name of the god Yngvi-Freyr. Viking & Saxon · peak 1889 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.