Here is a list of Spanish names that start with I. The page includes Spanish names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.

The list is divided into several sections. Most modern and traditional names and surnames are drawn from the official statistics of Spain’s National Institute of Statistics. Modern names are those popular today, while traditional names were popular throughout the 1900s. Some names appear in both eras.

All of the names also appear in my Random Spanish Name Generator.

As the modern names come from official statistics, not all of them are “ethnically” Spanish. However, I decided to keep the statistics as they are instead of filtering out names with different backgrounds.

Retro Spanish Boy Names That Begin with I

  • Iago
  • Ian
  • Ibai
  • Iban
  • Ibon
  • Ibrahim
  • Ibrahima
  • Ignacio
  • Ignacio Javier
  • Ignacio Jose
  • Ignacio Maria
  • Ignasi
  • Igor
  • Iker
  • Ildefonso
  • Imad
  • Imanol
  • Indalecio
  • Inocencio
  • Inocente
  • Ioan
  • Ion
  • Ionel
  • Ionut
  • Iosu
  • Isaac
  • Isabelino
  • Isabelo
  • Isaias
  • Isidoro
  • Isidre
  • Isidro
  • Ismael
  • Ismail
  • Israel
  • Iulian
  • Ivan
  • Izan
  • Iñaki
  • Iñigo

Trendy Spanish Boy Names Starting with I (2000s)

  • Iago
  • Ian
  • Ibai
  • Ibon
  • Ibrahim
  • Ignacio
  • Ignasi
  • Igor
  • Iker
  • Ilias
  • Ilyas
  • Imad
  • Imanol
  • Imran
  • Ion
  • Irai
  • Isaac
  • Isaias
  • Ishak
  • Isidro
  • Islam
  • Ismael
  • Ismail
  • Israel
  • Iu
  • Ivan
  • Iyad
  • Izan
  • Izei
  • Iñaki
  • Iñigo

Spanish Female Baby Names Popular in the Past, Starting with I

  • Ibtissam
  • Iciar
  • Idoia
  • Idoya
  • Ignacia
  • Ikram
  • Ildefonsa
  • Ilham
  • Iluminada
  • Iman
  • Imane
  • Immaculada
  • Ines
  • Ines Maria
  • Ingrid
  • Inmaculada
  • Inmaculada Concepcion
  • Inocencia
  • Ioana
  • Ionela
  • Irati
  • Iratxe
  • Irene
  • Irene Maria
  • Iria
  • Irina
  • Iris
  • Irma
  • Irune
  • Iryna
  • Isabel
  • Isabel Maria
  • Isaura
  • Isidora
  • Isidra
  • Isolina
  • Itsaso
  • Itxaso
  • Itziar
  • Izaskun

Spanish Girl Names Starting with I Popular Now

  • Iara
  • Iciar
  • Idaira
  • Idoia
  • Ikram
  • Ilham
  • Iman
  • Imane
  • Inas
  • Indara
  • Indhira
  • India
  • Indira
  • Ines
  • Ines Maria
  • Ingrid
  • Inmaculada
  • Insaf
  • Iraia
  • Iraide
  • Irati
  • Iratxe
  • Irene
  • Iria
  • Irina
  • Iris
  • Irune
  • Isabel
  • Isabel Maria
  • Isabela
  • Isabella
  • Isona
  • Israa
  • Israe
  • Itziar
  • Ivana
  • Ivet
  • Izar
  • Izarbe
  • Izaro
  • Izaskun

Popular Spanish Surnames Beginning with Letter I

  • Ibarra
  • Ibañez
  • Iglesias
  • Infante
  • Iniesta
  • Izquierdo

Spanish surnames beginning with I are uncommon. There are both historical and linguistic reasons for this. In older Spanish, the letter I was used less often at the start of words. In addition, Spanish surnames usually come from place names, occupations, or patronymics , and relatively few of these happened to begin with I.

About This List

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