If you’re on the hunt for the perfect boy’s name, you’ll want to dot your I’s and cross your T’s. Speaking of which, the 9th letter of the alphabet, I, is definitely one to investigate.
Sure, there are the more common I names like Isaac, Isaiah or Ivan (most of us know one of those) but beyond that, you’ve got some pretty unique options that aren’t on too many baby names lists. With options like Isley, Iowa and Iliden, your little man will hold their own on the class roll.
We asked our huge online community of half a million mums who shared the baby names that they felt were ideal for boys.
I boy names with a theme
You can find great inspiration from themes, and the letter I brings the goods. Some are nature-based without being too obvious, others take inspiration from a world map and others are straight out of biblical times.
- Nature-inspired: Ivory, Indigo, Ives, Inky, Inlet, Island, Ion, Iroko
- Places: Indiana, Idaho, Israel, Ireland, Iowa, Illinois, Ileden, Inver, Ibiza
- Gender neutral: Iggy, Inge, Ives, Ivon, Isrell, Imrie
- Biblical: Isaac, Isaiah, Izziah, Ira, Ibsam
Unique I names for boys
If you’re more into something like Inder than Isaac, you’re in luck. Here are some stand-out names starting with I for boys:
- Ikee
- Itzu
- Icharus
- Isoep
- Ibrahaim
- Idys
Iconic I boy names
With inspiration from the stage and screen, will any of these I names make your walk of fame?
- Iggy: after Iggy Pop or Iggy Azalea
- Idris: after Idris Elba
- Ingvar: after Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA
- Ivan: after Ivan Lendl
- Iron: after Iron Maiden
- Isley: after The Isley Brothers
- Issey: after Issey Miyake
I names for boys with earthly meanings
Hidden just behind the exterior of these I names lies earthly meanings we just love. From animal to island-inspired, we’ve uncovered some boy names that might just grow on you:
- Irwin: ‘boar friend’
- Irving: ‘fresh water’
- Ishaan: ‘the sun’
- Ignatius: ‘fire‘
- Innes: ‘island’
- Itamar: ‘palm grove’
Celebrity sons starting with I
- Ashley Graham’s son, Isaac
- Gucci Mane’s son, Ice
- Cate Blanchett’s son, Ignatius
- Benjamin Brewer’s son, Ikhyd
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Our favourite I boy name is: Irving
More boy names that start with I
- Iachima
- Iacovo
- Iago
- Iaian
- Iain
- Iakobos
- Iakov
- Iakovos
- Iakovs
- Ialo
- Ian
- Iane
- Ianna
- Iantha
- Ianthe
- Ib
- Ibeamaka
- Ibraham
- Ibraheem
- Ibraheim
- Ibrahiem
- Ibrahiim
- Ibrahim
- Icarus
- Ichabod
- Ichi
- Icobod
- Idrease
- Idrees
- Idres
- Idress
- Idreus
- Idriece
- Idris
- Idriss
- Idrissa
- Idriys
- Idryss
- Iestyn
- Ignaas
- Ignac
- Ignace
- Ignacey
- Ignacio
- Ignacius
- Ignado
- Ignatas
- Ignatios
- Ignatus
- Ignatys
- Ignatz
- Ignaz
- Ignaze
- Ignazio
- Igor
- Igoryok
- Iin
- Ike
- Ikee
- Ikey
- Ikke
- Iksander
- Ilan
- Ilia
- Ilias
- Ilie
- Ilija
- Illanipi
- Illee
- Illia
- Illya
- Illyas
- Ilon
- Ilya
- Ilyah
- Ilyas
- Ilyes
- Imad
- Imanol
- Imanual
- Imanuel
- Imanuele
- Imhotep
- Immanual
- Immanuel
- Immanuele
- Immuneal
- Imray
- Imre
- Imri
- Imrie
- Inder
- Inderbir
- Inderjeet
- Inderjit
- Inderpal
- Inderpreet
- Inderveer
- Indervir
- Indra
- Indrajit
- Indro
- Indy
- Inerney
- Ing
- Ingamar
- Ingamur
- Inge
- Ingelbert
- Ingemar
- Ingevar
- Ingham
- Inglebert
- Ingmar
- Ingraham
- Ingram
- Ingrem
- Ingrim
- Ingvarr
- Inis
- Iniss
- Innis
- Inniss
- Innocent
- Innocenty
- Innocentz
- Innocenz
- Innocenzyo
- Innys
- Innyss
- Inocenci
- Inocencio
- Inocente
- Inocenzio
- Inyri
- Ioan
- Ioane
- Ioann
- Ioannes
- Ioannikios
- Ioannis
- Iokepa
- Isiah
- Isidoro
- Isidro
- Isish
- Iskender
- Ismael
- Ismail
- Israele
- Israhel
- Isreal
- Isrieal
- Isrrael
- Issac
- Issaic
- Isser
- Issia
- Issiac
- Issiah
- Itamar
- Ithamar
- Itsu
- Ittamar
- Itzak
- Itzhak
- Iustin
- Ivan
- Ivanchik
- Ivann
- Ivano
- Ivas
- Ive
- Iven
- Ives
- Ivin
- Ivo
- Ivon
- Ivonnie
- Ivor
- Ivun
- Ivyn
- Ixsander
- Izaiah
- Izaiha
- Izak
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