US rank #13126 Boys' name Peak 2002 34 births

Iliyan — #13126 US boys' name

34 babies named Iliyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s52020s5
#13126
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Iliyan was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

12 babies were named Iliyan in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iliyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Iliyan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iliyan currently holds the #13126 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iliyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Iliyan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Iliyan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iliyan 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 34 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.

Iliyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

34

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,126

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iliyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 20242016200720032002 12

Iliyan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 71% of Iliyan's all-time total
2000s242010s52020s5

Iliyan by state

Where Iliyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Iliyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 23.5%
Texas share of Iliyan's total US births 23.5%

8 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iliyan?
34 babies have been named Iliyan since 2002. It currently ranks #13126 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 12 births.
When was Iliyan most popular?
Iliyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Iliyan most popular?
The top states for the name Iliyan are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Iliyan been used?
Iliyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iliyan?
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.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.