Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2021
Ilkay
Ilkay has 17 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13872
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other boys
Ilkay currently ranks #13872 among boys' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 2021.
Ilkay has 17 recorded births among boys since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13872 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2024.
- #13872 among boys today
- 17 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ilkay is currently the #13872 boys' name in America, more common than 3% of boys - 17 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13872
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other boys
Ilkay vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13872
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ilkay was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ilkay in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Ilkay compares
17 6th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ilkay's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilkay | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ilkay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilkay's full recorded timeline at 2022, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilkay at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,872
Active since
2021
Ilkay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Ilkay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ilkay's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ilkay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ilkay? ▼
Since 2021, Social Security records show 17 babies named Ilkay. Today it holds rank #13872 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 7 births.
When was Ilkay most popular? ▼
Ilkay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ilkay been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ilkay since 2021 -- 4 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2021–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ilkay: #13872 Boys' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ilkay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ilkay 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 June 2026.