US rank #3373 Unisex name Peak 2024 263 births

Ilian — #3373 US boys' name

263 babies named Ilian in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s562010s1002020s107
#3373
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ilian was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ilian in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilian

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Ilian between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ilian currently holds the #3373 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 35 babies received it in a single year. Ilian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilian performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ilian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilian in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilian 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 263 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.

Ilian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

263

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2024

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,373

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
35
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152011200820052001 8

Ilian popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1993 (Ilian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 20192018200220011999199819961993 5

Ilian by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
107 births that decade — 41% of Ilian's all-time total
2000s562010s1002020s107

Ilian by state

Where Ilian concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ilian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 4.6%
#2 California
11 4.2%
#3 Illinois
5 1.9%
Texas share of Ilian's total US births 4.6%
Even split

12 of 263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilian?
263 babies have been named Ilian since 2001. It currently ranks #3373 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 35 births.
When was Ilian most popular?
Ilian was most popular in the 2020s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ilian most popular?
The top states for the name Ilian are Texas (12 births), California (11 births), Illinois (5 births).
Is Ilian a unisex name?
Yes, Ilian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 263 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Ilian been used?
Ilian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilias, Ilijah, Ilia, Iliya, and 4 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, 2001–2024 (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.