Is Ilan a boy or girl name?
Ilan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Ilan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 3,166 US babies named Ilan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,444
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ilan since 1965
- 3,166
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Ilan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 771 | 17 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 1,002 | 36 | 3.5% |
| 2020s | 647 | 6 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 133 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 132 | #1,350 | 6 | #14,093 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,423 | 7 | #12,969 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,470 | 5 | #16,825 |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,547 | 9 | #11,211 |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,592 | 5 | #17,477 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,755 | 10 | #10,450 |
| 2013 | 89 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 84 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,608 | 5 | #18,357 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,586 | 5 | #18,570 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,389 | 7 | #14,476 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 134 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,759 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,779 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,174 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,494 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,098 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,194 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,153 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ilan reached #1,133 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #10,450 in 2014. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ilan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.