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I love Ian. I, too, try to avoid names in the top 100, but it's in the lower half of the top 100 in the U.S., so that's far more preferable than, say, the top 10 or 20 or even top 50. In 2010, Ian ranked #72 in the U.S. as a whole. Popularity varies by region, though. I would check the data for your state to determine just how popular it is where you are at. You may also want to browse through birth announcements in your general area and see if you can find data for your county. Names that aren't that popular in general can be really popular in certain areas. For example, I changed schools during my teen years, and prior to that point, I had never met a Giselle or Lisette. Lo and behold, when I went to the new school, which was very small, there were multiple girls with those names, although not all of them spelled their names the same way.

This message was edited 4/21/2012, 11:33 AM