Ilan
Ilan was the 1445th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1133rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 147 places. More babies were named Ilan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,445 boys, down 95 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 124boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,290babies recorded
Ilan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 59 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,445 | 124 |
| 2020 | #1,350 | 132 |
| 2010 | #1,770 | 84 |
| 2000 | #2,312 | 42 |
| 1990 | #2,815 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,774 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,674 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ilan, counting every spelling?
Ilan has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,369 for boys in 2025, against #1,445 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ilan?
124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ilan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ilan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ilan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ilan?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Ilan are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Ilan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ilan by state
How common Ilan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×), Florida (1.8×), California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ilan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ilan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ilan
How popular is the name Ilan?
Ilan was the 1445th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1133rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 147 places. More babies were named Ilan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ilan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ilan in the US.
Where is Ilan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ilan was most common in New York (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.