Unisex name · since 1995
Ilham
Ilham has 272 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilham currently ranks #6694 among unisex names in America, with 272 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilham has been recorded 272 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #6694 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #16,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,694 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilham ranks #16,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,694 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilham's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ilham compares
272 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ilham's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilham | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilham splits its recorded history at 2013: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilham popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ilham popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 2002 (Ilham as boys' name)
Ilham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ilham's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ilham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (34% of all-time use).
Ilham by state
Where Ilham concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
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- Ilham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ilhams (6 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 Ilham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Ilham 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.