Recorded 1998–2019 Girls' name Peak 2010 61 births

Ilyn — girls' name

61 babies named Ilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s212010s35
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ilyn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ilyn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Ilyn between 1998 and 2019, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ilyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilyn 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 61 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.

Ilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

61

Since 1998

22 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1998

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2019

Ilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1998

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 2019201320122011201020082007200620011998 5

Ilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 57% of Ilyn's all-time total
1990s52000s212010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilyn?
61 babies have been named Ilyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Ilyn most popular?
Ilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Ilyn been used?
Ilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 22 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilyana, Ily, Ilyssa, Ilyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2019 (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.