Ihan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Ihan by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ihan. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Ihan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ihan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
  • Ivangod is gracious; a form of John3,038 in the US (2017)
  • Imanfaith; belief48 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ilantree119 in the US (2017)
  • Ishanthe sun or lord shiva89 in the US (2017)
  • Ilhanpious, devout15 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Ihan

Names that are said the same way as Ihan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Iaingod is gracious; scottish form of John35 in the US (2017)
  • Ianngod is gracious; a form of Ian27 in the US (2017)
  • Iwangod is gracious; welsh form of John10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iongoing; wanderer7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ihaan6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Ihan

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