490 Boy Names That Start With I (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with I are led on the popularity charts by the Biblical Isaac. Along with Isaac, boy names starting with I in the US Top 100 are Isaiah and Ian.
Other boy names in the US top 1000 include Ivan, Israel, Iker, Ira, Ibrahim, and Ignacio. Isaac is the top I name for boys in England and France, while in Spain it's Izan.
But with I one of the hottest initials for rising stars on the girls' side — hello Isla, Ivy, and Iris! — expect to see I-starting names for boys following suit soon. As ever, Nameberry visitors are ahead of the curve: Trending I names for boys which rank in the Nameberry Top 1000 but which are yet to break onto the official list include Icarus, Inigo, Ivo, and Idris.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with I, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Isaac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Ira
Origin:
Hebrew, SanskritMeaning:
"watchful one; wind"
- Ivo
Origin:
Germanic, SlavicMeaning:
"yew wood, archer; God is gracious"
- Idris
Origin:
Welsh; ArabicMeaning:
"ardent lord; studious, interpreter"
- Ignatius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fiery"
- Isaiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Salvation of the Lord"
- Ivan
Origin:
Russian variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Ilya
Origin:
Russian variation of ElijahMeaning:
"the Lord is my God"
- Ian
Origin:
Scottish version of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Isidore
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of Isis"
- Indigo
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"Indian dye"
- Irving
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"green river, sea friend"
- Iggy
Origin:
Latin, diminutive of IgnatiusMeaning:
"fiery"
- Inigo
Origin:
Basque, medieval Spanish variation of IgnatiusMeaning:
"fiery"
- Izan
Origin:
Basque variation of Ethan or JapaneseMeaning:
"strong, firm; reliable mountain"
- Ike
Origin:
Diminutive of Isaac, HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Ignacio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"fiery"
- Ives
Origin:
English variation of YvesMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Izhaan
Origin:
Variation of Ishana, Izaan, or Ezan, Hindi, ArabicMeaning:
"commanding, ruling, owning; submission, call to prayer"
- Ivor
Origin:
Scottish variation of Welsh IforMeaning:
"yew"
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