Given name & surname
Ihan
Ihan is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Slovene.
Meaning & origin
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
Ihan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 219
- 219 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,471 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +102%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,471 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 101.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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