Names / Boy names
Ilan
Current rank
#1,445
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,133
in 2003
First recorded
1965
in U.S. data
Children named
3,200
since 1965
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,133 in 2003 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ilan makes its debut in American naming records in 1965, where it reads as a boys' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2003, at #1,133 nationally. Over 3,200 have carried it since records began.