Boys' name · since 2002
Iliyan
Iliyan has 34 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
34 boys have been named Iliyan since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iliyan has been recorded 34 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #24,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iliyan ranks #24,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iliyan's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Iliyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iliyan's full recorded timeline at 2007, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iliyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Iliyan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Iliyan's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Iliyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (71% of all-time use).
Iliyan by state
Where Iliyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 23.5% |
8 of 34 births nationwide.
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What to do with Iliyan's data
- Iliyan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Iliyans (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Iliyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2002–2024 (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 Iliyan 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.