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492 Boy Names That Start With I (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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
Hebrew
"laughter"
Ira
Hebrew, Sanskrit
"watchful one; wind"
Ian
Scottish version of John
"God is gracious"
Isaiah
Hebrew
"Salvation of the Lord"
Ivan
Russian variation of John
"God is gracious"
Idris
Welsh; Arabic
"ardent lord; studious, interpreter"
Ivo
Germanic, Slavic
"yew wood, archer; God is gracious"
Ignatius
Latin
"fiery"
Izhaan
Variation of Ishana, Izaan, or Ezan, Hindi, Arabic
"commanding, ruling, owning; submission, call to prayer"
Iver
Norwegian variant of Ivar
"yew wood, archer, warrior"
Indigo
Greek
"Indian dye"
Inigo
Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
"fiery"
Ivor
Scottish variation of Welsh Ifor, English form of Norse Ívarr
"lord; yew tree, bow warrior"
Isidore
Greek
"gift of Isis"
Ilya
Russian variation of Elijah
"the Lord is my God"
Iker
Basque
"visitation"
Irving
Scottish
"green river, sea friend"
Iáaki
Iaen
Iagan
Iago
Welsh and Galician variation of James and Jacob
Iaian
Iain
Gaelic variation of John
"God is gracious"
Iakona
Hawaiian variation of Jason
"healer"
Iakopa
Hawaiian
"supplanter"
Iakovos
Iam
Ian alejandro
Ian alexander
Ian alexis
Iancu
Ian daniel
Ian david
Ian eduardo
Ian gabriel
Ian gael
Ianis
Ian jesus
Ian mateo
Iann
Ian santiago
Ian tadeo
Ianto
Welsh
"God is gracious"
Ianu
Invented literary name
Iara
Iarla
Gaelic, Irish
"ruler"
Iarlaith
Irish
"ruler, sovereign, lord"
Iarom
Ib
Danish, diminutive of Jacob
Ibai
Basque
"river"
Iben
German, Frisian, and Scandinavian form of Ivo
"yew wood"
Iberto
Ibhar
Iblis
Islamic
"enemy of God"
Ibn
Ibo
African
"my people"
Ibon
Basque
"river"
Ibragim
Chechen, Kyrgyz, Russian, from Hebrew
"father of multitudes"
Ibrahaim
Ibraham
Ibraheem
Ibrahem
Ibrahim
Arabic variation of Abraham
"multitudes; father of many"
Ibrahima
Ibrohim
Ibsan
Ibsen
Danish
"son of Ib"
Ibsin
Ibson
Icarus
Greek mythology name
Ice
English word name
Ichabod
Hebrew
"the glory is gone"
Ichigo
Japanese
"strawberry; one guardian"
Ichiro
Japanese
"firstborn son"
Ichmaël
Ici
Icidro
Ickitt
Invented name
Ico
Icon
English word name
"a person admired for great influence or significance"
Idan
Hebrew
"era, time"
Iddo
Hebrew and Arabic
"to evaporate and to be mighty"
Iden
Idi
African
"born during the Idd festival"
Idir
Berber
"alive"
Ido
Hebrew and Arabic
"to evaporate and to be mighty"
Idrees
Idriss
Idrissa
West African, Arabic
"interpreter, studious"
Idzi
Polish
"young goat"
Iefan
Iestyn
Welsh
"just, fair"
Ieuan
Welsh variation of John
Ifan
Ife
Yoruba
"love"
Ifor
Welsh
"archer"
Ifrain
Iftikhar
Arabic, Urdu
"magnificence, beauty; pride, haughtiness"
Iga
Igasho
