Ilan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-LAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,443 for boys
Ilan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 1,443rd for boys in the US (124 babies).
What does Ilan mean?
Hebrew: modern Hebrew name
“tree”
A modern Hebrew name; Ilana is its feminine form.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ilan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 124 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Ilan, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ilan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Ilan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Ilan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,443among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 124about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 124 boys in the US were named Ilan, making it the 1,443rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,347th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 153 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the boys named Ilan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ilan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #1,443 |
| 2024 | 125 | #1,448 |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,258 |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,652 |
| 2021 | 133 | #1,378 |
| 2020 | 132 | #1,347 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,420 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,547 |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,467 |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,548 |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,588 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 89 | #1,674 |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,625 |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2010 | 84 | #1,767 |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,603 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,582 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,387 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,876 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,918 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 134 | #1,130 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,549 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
Names like Ilan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Brody Kayden Conan Logan Aiden Kian Lochlan Caelan Eden
Names related to Ilan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ilan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilan, updated 20 October 2026.