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Ilan

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Ilan is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 125 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1250.01% of boys
Peak year
2023153 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1965
3,107people given the name
Babies named Ilan, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

3,107 boys have been named Ilan in the United States since 1965, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 153 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 32%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Ilan
1960s34
1970s137
1980s220
1990s296
2000s771
2010s1,002
2020s647

In 2023, its biggest year

Ilan was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Ilan

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.