Isabella
From Hebrew Elisheva
The alphabet
Names that begin
with I
1,946 I names on the record since 1880 — 41 of them in today's top 1000, girls outnumbering boys nearly two to one. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
the slender vowel
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Every I name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Isla
From a Scottish place name
Ivy
“The ivy plant”
Isaac
“He laughs”
Isaiah
“the Lord is salvation”
Iris
“Rainbow”
Ian
“Yahweh is gracious”
Ivan
“God is gracious”
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Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The lean
I splits almost evenly.
21 girl names in today's top 1000, 20 for boys — as balanced as the alphabet gets.
The crossovers
No name goes both ways.
Every charting I name belongs to one column — the letter splits clean.
I through the decades
I names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 2020s were I’s best decade — 7 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Isabella and Isaac.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
IIIFrom below the radar
Quietly excellent, letter I
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Indy#768
“A short form of India” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Indigo#853
“the Indian dye” — at its highest point on record.
Isa#929
“Arabic form of the name Jesus” — #929 today, 110 years after it was first recorded.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
IVPast the ranked list
Beyond the ranks
Strong I names the ranked list above never reaches — each with its own note from the records.
Inara#1047 today
Ira#1085 today
Ivana#1102 today
Ines#1109 today
Icelynn#1109 today
Imogen#1117 today
Ida#1120 today
Ingrid#1120 today
Isadora#1261 today
Isha#1272 today
Inez#1396 today
Isra#1458 today
Iqra#1467 today
Ivaan#1030 today
Ismail#1064 today
Ilyas#1075 today
Isai#1138 today
Immanuel#1204 today
Ivar#1382 today
Iverson#1409 today
Ilan#1443 today
Ishmael#1466 today
Isiah#1477 today
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