Unisex name · since 1997
Ilhan
422 babies named Ilhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
422 babies have been named Ilhan since 1997, making it today's #9766 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilhan recorded 422 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #9766 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #13,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,766 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 422 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilhan ranks #13,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,766 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 422 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilhan's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Ilhan compares
422 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Ilhan's all-time total is 12% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilhan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 422 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilhan splits its recorded history at 2012: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilhan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ilhan popularity over time - boys
167 total births recorded since 2002 (Ilhan as boys' name)
Ilhan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (206 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Ilhan's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ilhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 206 births (49% of all-time use).
Ilhan by state
Where Ilhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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- Ilhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Ilhans (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Ilhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ilhan 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.