491 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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The names
Isaac
Hebrew
"laughter"
Ian
Scottish version of John
"God is gracious"
Ira
Hebrew, Sanskrit
"watchful one; wind"
Ivan
Russian variation of John
"God is gracious"
Izhaan
Variation of Ishana, Izaan, or Ezan, Hindi, Arabic
"commanding, ruling, owning; submission, call to prayer"
Ivo
Germanic, Slavic
"yew wood, archer; God is gracious"
Idris
Welsh; Arabic
"ardent lord; studious, interpreter"
Isaiah
Hebrew
"Salvation of the Lord"
Ignatius
Latin
"fiery"
Isidore
Greek
"gift of Isis"
Icarus
Greek mythology name
Inigo
Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
"fiery"
Ilya
Russian variation of Elijah
"the Lord is my God"
Indigo
Greek
"Indian dye"
Ike
Diminutive of Isaac, Hebrew
"laughter"
Izan
Basque variation of Ethan or Japanese
"strong, firm; reliable mountain"
Ivor
Scottish variation of Welsh Ifor, English form of Norse Ívarr
"lord; yew tree, bow warrior"
Iver
Norwegian variant of Ivar
"yew wood, archer, warrior"
Ignacio
Spanish
"fiery"
Ivar
Norse
"yew wood, archer, warrior"