Boy Names That Start With I
These boy names that start with I come straight from US birth records: 503 different boy names starting with I were given to at least five babies in a single year. The list below starts with the 100 used most often, then splits them into names popular right now, rising names, rare finds and short or long picks.
I offers some of the shortest boy names anywhere. Ian and Ira are just three letters, and they balance a long surname nicely. Ivan adds one more letter and a firmer finish.
On the longer side, Isaiah has several spellings in the records, including Izaiah, Isiah and the rising Izayah. Each looks different on a form, and some readers will stumble on the Z versions, so think about how often your son will need to spell it out.
With 506 names, I is modest in size but steady, led by Isaac and Isaiah.
- Boy names starting with I
- 503
- Most used ever
- Isaac 274,356 babies
- Most popular in 2017
- Isaac #33 overall
- Common endings
- -an, -ah, -el
Top 100 boy names that start with I
Ranked by how many babies have been given each name since 1880. "Peak decade" is when the name was used most; "Trend" compares the ten years to 2017 with the ten years before.
| # | Name | Babies given the name | Peak decade | Rank in 2017 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac | 274,356 | 2000s | #33 | Steady |
| 2 | Ian | 222,202 | 2000s | #76 | Steady |
| 3 | Isaiah | 207,627 | 2000s | #46 | Steady |
| 4 | Ivan | 130,339 | 2000s | #135 | Steady |
| 5 | Israel | 59,512 | 2000s | #235 | Steady |
| 6 | Ira | 53,249 | 1920s | #971 | Rising |
| 7 | Irving | 43,539 | 1920s | #1,277 | Steady |
| 8 | Irvin | 39,196 | 1920s | #1,414 | Steady |
| 9 | Ismael | 35,227 | 2000s | #390 | Steady |
| 10 | Isiah | 23,562 | 2000s | #1,121 | Falling |
| 11 | Issac | 21,494 | 2000s | #603 | Steady |
| 12 | Ignacio | 17,972 | 2000s | #953 | Steady |
| 13 | Irwin | 15,821 | 1920s | #6,652 | Falling |
| 14 | Isaias | 13,427 | 2000s | #546 | Steady |
| 15 | Iker | 11,806 | 2010s | #280 | Rising |
| 16 | Ibrahim | 11,543 | 2010s | #389 | Rising |
| 17 | Izaiah | 10,752 | 2000s | #555 | Rising |
| 18 | Ivory | 8,299 | 1950s | #2,579 | Steady |
| 19 | Isidro | 7,572 | 2000s | #2,041 | Steady |
| 20 | Ike | 6,882 | 1950s | #2,472 | Rising |
| 21 | Isai | 5,858 | 2000s | #1,025 | Steady |
| 22 | Ishmael | 5,758 | 1990s | #1,185 | Steady |
| 23 | Isadore | 5,605 | 1910s | #6,307 | Steady |
| 24 | Immanuel | 4,706 | 2000s | #1,020 | Steady |
| 25 | Isreal | 4,302 | 2000s | #2,303 | Steady |
| 26 | Isaak | 3,690 | 2000s | #1,522 | Steady |
| 27 | Ignatius | 3,384 | 1920s | #2,006 | Rising |
| 28 | Izayah | 3,350 | 2010s | #1,079 | Rising |
| 29 | Ishaan | 3,316 | 2010s | #913 | Rising |
| 30 | Ivy | 3,315 | 1920s | #6,307 | Steady |
| 31 | Isidore | 3,218 | 1910s | #6,015 | Rising |
| 32 | Isac | 2,992 | 2000s | #2,984 | Steady |
| 33 | Ismail | 2,876 | 2010s | #1,224 | Rising |
| 34 | Imran | 2,814 | 2010s | #1,051 | Rising |
| 35 | Iain | 2,677 | 2000s | #3,228 | Steady |
| 36 | Idris | 2,609 | 2010s | #1,042 | Rising |
| 37 | Izaak | 2,443 | 2000s | #2,332 | Steady |
| 38 | Izaac | 2,363 | 2000s | #1,835 | Rising |
| 39 | Ilan | 2,219 | 2000s | #1,470 | Rising |
| 40 | Ishan | 2,076 | 2000s | #1,729 | Rising |
| 41 | Isael | 1,870 | 2000s | #1,889 | Steady |
| 42 | Isacc | 1,817 | 2000s | #5,486 | Steady |
| 43 | Isom | 1,740 | 1920s | #12,171 | Rising |
| 44 | Izak | 1,598 | 2000s | #3,105 | Steady |
| 45 | Issa | 1,539 | 2010s | #2,112 | Steady |
| 46 | Isaih | 1,438 | 2000s | #5,743 | Falling |
| 47 | Issiah | 1,323 | 2000s | #10,700 | Falling |
| 48 | Iverson | 1,283 | 2000s | #1,852 | Steady |
| 49 | Iran | 1,278 | 1970s | #6,307 | Falling |
| 50 | Isidoro | 1,263 | 1990s | #9,625 | Falling |
| 51 | Ibraheem | 1,190 | 2010s | #2,374 | Rising |
| 52 | Iver | 1,174 | 2010s | #2,695 | Rising |
| 53 | Imanol | 1,173 | 2000s | #9,625 | Falling |
| 54 | Ioannis | 1,164 | 2000s | #3,758 | Steady |
| 55 | Iziah | 1,136 | 2000s | #4,568 | Steady |
| 56 | Ilyas | 1,129 | 2010s | #1,515 | Rising |
| 57 | Irby | 1,104 | 1920s | not given | Rare |
| 58 | Irven | 1,086 | 1920s | not given | Rare |
| 59 | Iven | 1,005 | 2000s | #5,486 | Steady |
| 60 | Izaya | 921 | 2000s | #4,070 | Steady |
| 61 | Isak | 903 | 2000s | #3,349 | Steady |
| 62 | Irvine | 898 | 1920s | not given | Falling |
| 63 | Ikaika | 876 | 2000s | #3,864 | Steady |
| 64 | Ibn | 863 | 1990s | #8,781 | Steady |
| 65 | Ibrahima | 817 | 2000s | #2,783 | Steady |
| 66 | Ivery | 796 | 1950s | not given | Falling |
| 67 | Ivor | 788 | 1920s | #5,743 | Rising |
| 68 | Izrael | 738 | 2010s | #2,057 | Rising |
| 69 | Ivo | 729 | 1920s | #6,015 | Rising |
| 70 | Igor | 711 | 2000s | #3,563 | Steady |
| 71 | Iram | 704 | 2000s | #4,712 | Steady |
| 72 | Izac | 695 | 2000s | #5,743 | Steady |
| 73 | Italo | 693 | 1910s | #8,781 | Steady |
| 74 | Isayah | 679 | 2000s | #5,260 | Steady |
| 75 | Ilya | 677 | 2010s | #3,410 | Steady |
| 76 | Izell | 665 | 1950s | not given | Falling |
| 77 | Ilias | 648 | 2000s | #2,824 | Rising |
| 78 | Ivar | 645 | 1920s | #2,579 | Rising |
| 79 | Isaiha | 628 | 2000s | #12,171 | Falling |
| 80 | Isham | 608 | 1920s | not given | Falling |
| 81 | Ikenna | 591 | 2000s | #5,743 | Steady |
| 82 | Izik | 591 | 2000s | #4,568 | Steady |
| 83 | Ignazio | 570 | 1920s | #10,700 | Rising |
| 84 | Isamu | 556 | 1920s | not given | Steady |
| 85 | Irl | 554 | 1920s | not given | Rare |
| 86 | Islam | 532 | 1990s | #7,055 | Steady |
| 87 | Isrrael | 529 | 2000s | #12,171 | Falling |
| 88 | Irfan | 523 | 2000s | #6,307 | Steady |
| 89 | Iban | 518 | 1990s | #12,171 | Falling |
| 90 | Ikechukwu | 466 | 2000s | #6,307 | Steady |
| 91 | Imad | 466 | 2000s | #6,307 | Steady |
| 92 | Inocencio | 465 | 1950s | not given | Falling |
| 93 | Ivin | 458 | 2000s | #7,500 | Steady |
| 94 | Issaiah | 451 | 2000s | #7,055 | Steady |
| 95 | Ihsan | 432 | 2010s | #3,563 | Rising |
| 96 | Issak | 428 | 2000s | #7,055 | Steady |
| 97 | Ilijah | 420 | 2000s | #4,894 | Rising |
| 98 | Iann | 417 | 2010s | #3,864 | Rising |
| 99 | Ishaq | 417 | 2010s | #3,410 | Rising |
| 100 | Isaah | 409 | 2000s | not given | Falling |
Popular boy names starting with I right now
The most used I names for boys in 2017, with their national rank among all boy names.
- Isaac #33
- Isaiah #46
- Ian #76
- Ivan #135
- Israel #235
- Iker #280
- Ibrahim #389
- Ismael #390
- Isaias #546
- Izaiah #555
- Issac #603
- Ishaan #913
- Ignacio #953
- Ira #971
- Immanuel #1020
- Isai #1025
- Idris #1042
- Imran #1051
- Izayah #1079
- Isiah #1121
- Ishmael #1185
- Ismail #1224
- Irving #1277
- Irvin #1414
- Ilan #1470
- Ilyas #1515
- Isaak #1522
- Ivaan #1586
- Ishan #1729
- Izaac #1835
Rising boy names with I
Names used far more in the last ten years than in the ten years before.
- Iker
- Ishaan
- Ibrahim
- Izayah
- Izaiah
- Ira
Unique and rare boy names that start with I
Real names that are still being given today but stay uncommon, so a child is unlikely to share it with a classmate.
- Ishaan
- Izayah
- Isaak
- Imran
- Idris
- Ismail
- Izaac
- Ishan
- Izaak
- Ilan
- Isael
- Ilyas
- Isac
- Izak
- Ibraheem
- Iain
- Issa
- Izrael
- Iziah
- Ignatius
- Isacc
- Iverson
- Izaya
- Ibrahima
- Izan
- Itzae
- Ilias
- Isak
- Isayah
- Ilya
Classic and vintage I names
Names that peaked before the 1960s. Many are now rare enough to feel fresh again.
- Ira 1920s
- Irving 1920s
- Irvin 1920s
- Irwin 1920s
- Ivory 1950s
- Ike 1950s
- Isadore 1910s
Short boy names that start with I
Four letters or fewer: easy to spell, easy to call across a playground.
- Ian
- Ivan
- Ira
- Iker
- Ike
- Isai
- Ivy
- Isac
- Iain
- Ilan
- Isom
- Izak
- Issa
- Iran
- Iver
- Irby
- Iven
- Isak
- Ibn
- Ivor
Long boy names with I
Eight letters or more, often with ready-made nicknames.
- Immanuel
- Ignatius
- Ibraheem
- Ibrahima
- Ikechukwu
- Inocencio
- Ildefonso
- Ifeanyichukwu
- Indalecio
- Issachar
- Inocente
- Ianmichael
- Iskander
- Infinite
- Iancarlo
- Ibukunoluwa
Boy names that start and end with I
Names that begin and end with the same letter, I.
- Isai
- Itai
- Inaki
- Isahi
- Isami
- Ifeanyi
- Ilai
- Inri
- Issai
- Iori
- Imri
- Izai
- Ikechi
- Itsuki
- Isileli
- Inti
- Ittai
- Ikeni
- Ivri
- Idi
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Questions people ask
What is the most popular boy name that starts with I?
Isaac is the most used boy name starting with I in US records, given to 274,356 babies since 1880.
How many boy names start with I?
US birth records list 503 different boy names starting with I, counting every name given to at least five babies in a year.
What are some unique boy names that start with I?
Uncommon names still in use include Ishaan, Izayah, Isaak, Imran, Idris, Ismail.
Which boy names start and end with I?
Isai, Itai, Inaki, Isahi, Isami, Ifeanyi, Ilai, Inri all begin and end with I.
What are short boy names that start with I?
Short picks include Ian, Ivan, Ira, Iker, Ike, Isai, Ivy.
Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017. Names are grouped as boy names when most babies given the name were boys.