US rank #1449 Boys' name Peak 2023 3,107 births

Ilan — #1449 US boys' name

3,107 babies named Ilan in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s341970s1371980s2201990s2962000s7712010s10022020s647
#1449
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ilan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

153 babies were named Ilan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,107 babies named Ilan between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ilan currently holds the #1449 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,002 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ilan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 593 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilan in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,107 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ilan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,107

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2023

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,449

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
153
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
-50050100150200 202420162008200019921984197619681965 5

Ilan popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 2007 (Ilan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
4681012 202020192017201620152014200920082007 7

Ilan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,002 births that decade — 32% of Ilan's all-time total
1960s341970s1371980s2201990s2962000s7712010s10022020s647

Ilan by state

Where Ilan concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ilan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
593 19.1%
#2 California
566 18.2%
#3 Texas
254 8.2%
#4 Florida
187 6.0%
#5 Illinois
75 2.4%
#6 New Jersey
46 1.5%
#7 Massachusetts
42 1.4%
#8 Georgia
19 0.6%
New York share of Ilan's total US births 19.1%
Even split

593 of 3,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ilan appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilan?
3,107 babies have been named Ilan since 1965. It currently ranks #1449 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 153 births.
When was Ilan most popular?
Ilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,002 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ilan most popular?
The top states for the name Ilan are New York (593 births), California (566 births), Texas (254 births).
How long has the name Ilan been used?
Ilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilai, Ilario, Ilay, Ila, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.