Meaning of name Iain

The name Iain has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Iain is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Iain for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Ean, of which the name Iain is a variant.

The name Iain is very likely a(n) Gaelic variant of the name Ean. See other suggested Gaelic boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Ean.

The following names are baby names related to Iain and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Iain: Boys - Conley, Dwyer, Grady, Winford, Girls - Ryleigh, Shonda, Both genders - Devin, Kyle, Leslie

The name Iain is a variant of Ean. Other popular variants of the name Ean are: Eaen, Eann, Eayon, Eian, Eion, Eon, Eyan, Eyon, Iaen, Iaene, Iahn, Iaian, Iain, Iaine, Ian (Gaelic), Iann, Iayn, Iayne, Ion

We think the name Iain should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

See other Celtic boy names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Iain to be: Good looking and well groomed chap

In one word, you might describe Iain as a(n) "well-groomed" person.

See other "well-groomed" names for boys.