Given name
Ien
“of the tree”
Ien is a variant of Ilan. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ien is a variant of Ilan. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ien is a variant of Ilan. An origin associated with Ilan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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