Given name
Iyan
“a sincere woman”
Iyan is a variant of Iyana. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sincere woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iyan is a variant of Iyana. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sincere woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iyan is a variant of Iyana. An origin associated with Iyana is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 356
- 356 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,509 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,509 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 335 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.
Iyan’s family of names
Iyan has a related form in Iyana. In Filipino usage, Iyan is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ᜁᜌᜈ᜔.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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