Iain

Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
305 famous people named Iain found on Wikipedia.
2715 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 3044-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 1182-th in year 2003
Used in: Scottish

Meanings

Ian, Iain (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈɪʲən]) is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, ultimately derived from Hebrew Yohanan and corresponding to English John. It is a very popular name in much of the English-speaking world and especially in Scotland, where it originated. Ian was the 19th most popular male name, taking account of the whole British population (over 300,000 Ians in total).
The name has now fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the UK, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s, while remaining roughly constant in popularity in the USA. Back in 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales.
The original Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Seán (or Seathan). Ian is a variant spelling of the Scoticisations Eathain, Eóin, and Iain.
Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan and Breton equivalent is Yann.

Scottish form of John: God is gracious.

Famous People: 305 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Iain Glen 1961 Scottish actor
2 Iain Duncan Smith 1954 British politician
3 Iain De Caestecker 1987 Scottish actor
4 Iain Banks 1954 Scottish writer
5 Iain Hume 1983 Canadian soccer player
6 Iain Armitage
7 Iain Dowie 1965 English football manager
8 Iain Stirling 1988 Stand Up comedian and children's presenter for CBBC
9 Iain Lee 1973 British comedian
10 Iain Cook 1974 Scottish musician
11 Iain Matthews 1946 English musician and songwriter
12 Iain Dale 1962 British political blogger
13 Iain Macleod 1913 British politician, cabinet minister and contract bridge player
14 Iain Ramsay 1988 Australian association footballer
15 Iain McNicol 1969 British trade unionist
16 Iain Morris 1973 British writer
17 Iain Cuthbertson 1930 British actor
18 Iain Archer Irish singer-songwriter
19 Iain James British singer
20 Iain Pears 1955 British writer and art historian
21 Iain Wright 1972 British politician
22 Iain Softley 1956 British film director
23 Iain Douglas-Hamilton 1942 British zoologist
24 Iain Canning 1979 British film producer
25 Iain Turner 1984 Footballer
26 Iain Gray 1957 British politician
27 Iain Balshaw 1979 English rugby union player
28 Iain Hewitson 1948 Australian chef
29 Iain Macmillan 1938 British photographer
30 Iain Martin 1971 British journalist
31 Iain Connell 1977 British comedian
32 Iain McCaig 1957 American artist
33 Iain Percy 1976 Sailor
34 Iain King 1971 Writer
35 Iain Conn 1962 British businessman
36 Iain Vigurs 1988 Scottish footballer
37 Iain McColl 1954 British actor
38 Iain Lobban 1960 Director of British intelligence gathering facility GCHQ
39 Iain Mitchell British actor
40 Iain Crichton Smith 1928 Scottish poet and novelist
41 Iain Moncreiffe 1919 British officer of arms
42 Iain McGilchrist British psychiatrist and writer
43 Iain Harrison Sports shooter, magazine editor
44 Iain Chalmers 1943 British medical researcher
45 Iain Anders 1933 British actor
46 Iain Hamilton Grant British philosopher
47 Iain Quarrier 1941 Actor
48 Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl 1931 British politician
49 Iain Russell 1982 Scottish footballer
50 Iain Ballamy 1964 British musician
51 Iain Torrance 1949 Professor and author of theology, President of theological institution
52 Iain Harvie 1962 Scottish rock guitarist
53 Iain Macwhirter Scottish journalist
54 Iain Fyfe 1982 Australian soccer player
55 Iain B. MacDonald British television director
56 Iain Gale 1959 Author
57 Iain Coucher 1961 British businessman
58 Iain Thornley 1991 English rugby league player
59 Iain Hesford 1960 English footballer
60 Iain Munro 1951 Scottish footballer and manager
61 Iain D. Campbell 1963
62 Iain MacCormick 1939 British politician
63 Iain Milne 1956 Scotland rugby union footballer
64 Iain Lees-Galloway 1978 New Zealand politician
65 Iain O'Brien 1976 New Zealand cricketer
66 Iain Hook 1948 UNRWA relief worker
67 Iain Thomson 1968 American philosopher
68 Iain Williamson 1988 Scottish footballer
69 Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel 1943 British baron and businessman
70 Iain Overton 1973 Author, Investigative Reporter, Film maker
71 Iain Blair 1942 Iain Blair (12 August 1942 – 3 July 2011) was a Scottish actor and author
72 Iain Stables 1973 New Zealand broadcaster
73 Iain Davidson 1984 Scottish footballer
74 Iain Sproat 1938 British politician
75 Iain Campbell Smith Australian diplomat and musician
76 Iain McKee British actor
77 Iain Burgess 1953 British record producer
78 Iain Baxter 1936 Canadian artist
79 Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy 1946 British judge
80 Iain Smith 1960 British politician
81 Iain Johnstone 1943 British writer
82 Iain Mills 1940 British politician
83 Iain Scobbie
84 Iain McKenzie 1959 British politician
85 Iain Borden 1962 British architectural historian
86 Iain Jensen 1988 Sailor
87 Iain Murray 1958 Australian sailor
88 Iain Rankin 1983 Canadian politician
89 Iain Ferguson
90 Iain Benson 1955 Legal philosopher and professor of law
91 Iain Reid 1980 Canadian writer
92 Iain Pyman 1973 Professional golfer
93 Iain Lawrence 1955 Canadian children's writer
94 Iain Hollingshead 1980 British journalist
95 Iain M. Johnstone 1956 Statistician
96 Iain Lewers 1984 Iain Lewers
97 Iain Provan 1957
98 Iain Paxton 1957 Scottish rugby union player
99 Iain Purdon Newsreader
100 Iain Glidewell 1924 British judge
101 Iain MacKintosh 1932 British singer
102 Iain Napier 1949 Businessperson
103 Iain Burnside Scottish pianist and accompanist
104 Iain Bell 1980 English composer
105 Iain Levison 1963 Scottish-American writer
106 Iain Morland 1978
107 Iain Paterson 1973 Opera singer
108 Iain Tennant 1919 British businessman
109 Iain Luke 1951 British politician
110 Iain Jenkins 1972 Northern Irish footballer
111 Iain Black 1967 Canadian politician
112 Iain Boal Irish historian
113 Iain Dunn 1970 Footballer
114 Iain Coleman 1958 British politician
115 Iain McDowall British writer
116 Iain Mackay-Dick 1945 British Army general
117 Iain Noble 1935 British businessman, Scottish Gaelic language activist
118 Iain Finlay 1935 Australian writer
119 Iain Flannigan 1988 Scottish footballer
120 Iain West 1944 Forensic scientist
121 Iain Farrington 1977 British musician
122 Iain Peebles, Lord Bannatyne British judge
123 Iain Armstrong Scottish lawyer
124 Iain Lom
125 Iain Rogerson 1960 British Theatre, TV & Film actor.
126 Iain Henderson
127 Iain Finlayson 1945
128 Iain Baird 1971 Canadian soccer player
129 Iain Fraser 1969 Canadian ice hockey player
130 Iain Macnab 1890 British painter
131 Iain Rattray British actor
132 Iain William Mattaj 1952 Director General, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, since 2005
133 Iain R. Edgar 1948 British Social Anthropologist
134 Iain Rawlinson 1958 British businessman
135 Iain Jennings Keyboardist
136 Iain McChesney Scottish footballer
137 Iain Wardlaw 1985 English county cricketer
138 Iain Borb MacLeod 1392 Scottish clan chief
139 Iain Butchart 1960 Zimbabwean cricketer
140 Iain Scott Scottish football manager
141 Iain McIntyre Australian musician, writer and broadcaster
142 Iain Rennie 1964 New Zealand public servant
143 Iain Landles 1963 British playwright
144 Iain Steel 1971 Professional golfer
145 Iain Duncan 1963 Canadian ice hockey player
146 Iain Paul 1939 British chemist and theologian
147 Iain Brines 1967 Police inspector brines
148 Iain Cheeseman American biologist
149 Iain Baikie 1960
150 Iain Phillip 1951 Footballer
151 Iain MacInnes British musician
152 Iain Brambell 1973 Canadian rower
153 Iain McKell British photographer
154 Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald 1961 British politician and peer
155 Iain Fullarton 1976 Scottish rugby union player
156 Iain Jardine 1958 British footballer
157 Iain Grieve 1987 English rugby union player
158 Iain Sharp 1953 New Zealand poet
159 Iain Weaver 1990 English boxer
160 Iain Ciar MacLeod 1330 Scottish clan chief
161 Iain Coyle 1968 British comedian
162 Iain McCulloch 1954 Scottish footballer
163 Iain McCalman 1947 Australian historian, and research professor at the University of Sydney
164 Iain Mackintosh 1937 British theatre producer
165 Iain Tuckett British housing pioneer
166 Iain Sutcliffe 1974 English cricketer
167 Iain MacDonald-Smith 1945 Sailor
168 Iain Gallaway 1922 New Zealand cricketer
169 Iain MacCodrum MacCodrum, Iain [John] (1693?–1779), Scottish Gaelic poet
170 Iain Aitch English writer and journalist
171 Iain McDonald 1952 Footballer
172 Iain S. Duff 1947 Mathematician, computer scientist, numerical analyst
173 Iain Ward 1983 Professional footballer
174 Iain McNicoll 1953 Royal Air Force air marshals
175 Iain Finlay Macleod 1973 Scottish writer
176 Iain Fenlon 1949 British musicologist
177 Iain Laughland 1935 Scottish rugby union player
178 Iain Robertson 1982 New Zealand cricketer
179 Iain Hamilton 1920 British journalist, author and poet
180 Iain Nicolson 1976 British association football player
181 Iain Mackay 1985
182 Iain Wilson Scottish footballer
183 Iain R. Smith 1939
184 Iain Brunnschweiler 1979 English footballer
185 Iain Stewart 1969 Scottish footballer
186 Iain Angus 1947 Canadian politician
187 Iain Simcock 1965
188 Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail 1938 British judge
189 Iain Coldham British chemist
190 Iain Sydie 1969 Badminton player
191 Iain Webb 1960 Ballet dancer, choreographer
192 Iain Girdwood 1975
193 Iain Gillies 1935 New Zealand football player
194 Iain Chambers 1949 British anthropologist and sociologist
195 Iain Fraoch MacDonald Scottish noble
196 Iain Andrews
197 Iain Fairley 1973 Scottish rugby union player
198 Iain Harnden 1976 Athletics competitor
199 Iain Roberts 1979 Skeleton racer
200 Iain Jamieson 1928 British association football player (1928-2012)