US rank #10123 Boys' name Peak 1991 155 births

Ilir — #10123 US boys' name

155 babies named Ilir in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s321990s702000s292010s62020s7
#10123
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ilir was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ilir in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilir

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Ilir between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ilir currently holds the #10123 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilir performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ilir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ilir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilir 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 155 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.

Ilir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

155

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,123

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 202420052001199619931990198719781977 6

Ilir by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 45% of Ilir's all-time total
1970s111980s321990s702000s292010s62020s7

Ilir by state

Where Ilir concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ilir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
40 25.8%
New York share of Ilir's total US births 25.8%

40 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilir?
155 babies have been named Ilir since 1977. It currently ranks #10123 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Ilir most popular?
Ilir was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ilir most popular?
The top states for the name Ilir are New York (40 births).
How long has the name Ilir been used?
Ilir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilias, Ilijah, Ilian, Ilia, 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, 1977–2024 (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.