What do you think of [name]Ian[/name]?
I really like it, but it’s too common. We don’t want anything in the top 100, so I guess it’s out unless it drops A LOT in popularity. 
But maybe [name]Ian[/name] could work as a nickname?? Does it only work as a nickname for names ending in -ian, or is there something else which I’ve missed? What’s your favorite -ian name?
My favorite [name]Ian[/name] name IS [name]Ian[/name]! 
I love the name, it is one of my top 5 for a boy & has been for years.
Some other ‘-ian’ names I like:
Yes, love [name]Ian[/name]! That would be one I would use regardless of popularity. But if I had to chose a longer name for it, I’d chose [name]Caspian[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Ian[/name] 
I guess other than the -ian names, there’s [name]Ianto[/name], [name]Ignatius[/name], [name]Indigo[/name], [name]Indio[/name] and [name]Inigo[/name].
Some -ian names not yet mentioned: [name]Lucian[/name], Maximian/[name]Maximilian[/name], Obsidian, [name]Octavian[/name], Rhydian, Trevellian, Tyrian, [name]Valerian[/name], [name]Viridian[/name], [name]Aurelian[/name], [name]Bastian[/name]/[name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Cassian[/name], [name]Claudian[/name], Corbinian, Cornelian, [name]Cyprian[/name], [name]Dacian[/name], Domitian, [name]Dorian[/name], [name]Florian[/name], Gentian, Guardian, [name]Hadrian[/name], [name]Jovian[/name] and [name]Justinian[/name].
[name]Love[/name] [name]Ian[/name]. It’s a MN on my boys’ list, [name]Avery[/name] [name]Ian[/name] [name]George[/name], but it honors family for me.
For a longer name, I really like [name]Sebastian[/name] (which is also top 100, unfortunately!), [name]Caspian[/name], [name]Finnian[/name], [name]Aurelian[/name] (love!), [name]Valerian[/name], [name]Julian[/name], etc. [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Aurelian[/name] are probably my favorites.
Good luck!
I like [name]Ian[/name] on it’s own, as well as a nickname for something like [name]Adrian[/name].