Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ilian

Gender Unisex · 12% girls Rank 2025 #2,404 Trend ↑ Rising 106%
Rank 2025
#2,404
among boys · ↑954 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
57
named Ilian · +63% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,966
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
57 babies
All-time total
365
#10,219 all-time among boys
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Ilian popularity over time

365 babies have been named Ilian since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 24 – 24 2 – –
2000s 11 56 67 7 +179% #7,822
2010s 10 100 110 11 +64% #4,692
2020s (to 2025) – 164 164 27 +148% #2,404

Where Ilian is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 72 0.04 outside top 500
2028 79 0.05 outside top 500
2029 85 0.05 outside top 500
2030 91 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Ilian

Ilian is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,404 in 2025 with 57 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 365 American babies have been named Ilian, about 88% boys and 12% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ilian stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ilian?

The median living Ilian is about 6 years old; half are between 1 and 15. An estimated 400 people named Ilian are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ilian year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 57 #2,404
2024 – – 35 #3,358
2023 – – 23 #4,517
2022 – – 18 #5,291
2021 – – 14 #6,153
2020 – – 17 #5,332
2019 5 #16,475 21 #4,692
2018 5 #16,605 18 #5,174
2017 – – 12 #6,854
2016 – – 7 #10,066
2015 – – 7 #9,956
2014 – – 6 #11,243
2013 – – 12 #6,763
2012 – – – –
2011 – – 9 #8,320
2010 – – 8 #9,110
2009 – – 7 #10,254
2008 – – 8 #9,314
2007 – – 9 #8,455
2006 – – 6 #11,168
2005 – – 5 #12,109
2004 – – 8 #8,428
2003 – – 5 #11,550
2002 5 #16,412 – –
2001 6 #14,172 8 #7,822
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Famous people named Ilian

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ilian Stoyanov Ilian Stoyanov Bulgarian footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ilian, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ilian?

The median living Ilian is about 6 years old. Half of all living Ilians are between 1 and 15 years old.

How many people named Ilian are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Ilian are alive in the United States, based on 365 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ilian in 2025?

Ilian ranked #2,404 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 57 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ilian?

365 babies have been named Ilian in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ilian most popular?

Ilian peaked in 2025, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Ilian a boy or girl name?

Ilian is used for both: about 12% of babies named Ilian have been girls and 88% boys.

Is the name Ilian rising or falling?

Ilian is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ilian become more popular?

Ilian is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 91 boys named Ilian in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ilian?

Well-known people named Ilian include Ilian Stoyanov (soccer player).

Names like Ilian

Names that sound and feel close to Ilian: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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