Ilan

Boy name

Ilan has been given to 3,290 babies in the U.S. since 1965. It peaked in 2023.

Meaning & origin

From Hebrew אִילָן (Ilán, “tree, oak tree”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,290

Peak year

2023 (153 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1965

10-year trend

▲ +17%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ilan.

3,304 babies since 1998

3,313 babies since 1969

3,267 babies since 1974

3,317 babies since 1893

3,317 babies since 1997

3,263 babies since 1912

3,328 babies since 1989

3,245 babies since 1915

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