Boys' name · since 2009
Illidan
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Illidan, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Illidan since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illidan has been recorded 22 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #28,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illidan ranks #28,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Illidan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Illidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Illidan's full recorded timeline at 2019, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Illidan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
22 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 6 births in a single year.
Illidan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Illidan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Illidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
Illidan decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Illidan's data
- Illidan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Illidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2009–2024 (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 Illidan 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.
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