Boys' name · since 1965
Ilan
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 3,231 babies named Ilan, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,446 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,231
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ilan is the #1446 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,231 recorded since 1965.
Ilan has 3,231 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1446 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #2,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,446 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,231 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilan ranks #2,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,446 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,231 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,446 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,231
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilan's 3,231 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ilan compares
3,231 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ilan's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilan splits its recorded history at 1995: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Ilan popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 2007 (Ilan as girls' name)
Ilan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,002 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Ilan's strongest decade.
1,002 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 137
1970s
137 births
- 1980s 220
1980s
220 births
- 1990s 296
1990s
296 births
- 2000s
2000s
771 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,002 births
- 2020s
2020s
771 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,002 births (31% of all-time use).
How Ilan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ilan's total volume
Ilan by state
Where Ilan concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 607 | 18.8% |
| #2 | California | | 579 | 17.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 278 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 196 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 80 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 54 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 42 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 27 | 0.8% |
607 of 3,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Ilan appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ilan's data
- Ilan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,002 total births) through the 2020s (771) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ilans (607 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ilan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.