Boy Names Starting With I
8 US boy names beginning with I, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.
- Ian Scottish siblings · twins
- Ibrahim Arabic siblings · twins
- Iker Basque siblings · twins
- Isaac Hebrew siblings · twins
- Isaiah Hebrew siblings · twins
- Ismael Hebrew siblings · twins
- Israel Hebrew siblings · twins
- Ivan Slavic siblings · twins
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I names by the numbers
About 1 in 54 US boys born in 2025 has a first name beginning with I: 31,505 boys, or 1.84% of the year's recorded births. That is up from 0.81% in 1990.
| Name | Rank in 2015 | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac | #31 | #47 |
| Isaiah | #49 | #57 |
| Ian | #76 | #83 |
| Ivan | #137 | #163 |
| Ismael | #401 | #263 |
Of these names, Ismael has moved up the most in ten years — #401 for boys in 2015, #263 in 2025.
On the middle-name pages, a middle name that also starts with I loses points. A doubled I in the initials is something some parents like and others avoid.
Boy Names starting with I
This page lists 8 boy names beginning with the letter I that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Isaac, Isaiah, Ian. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.
Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all boy names.