Ilian
Boy · ee-lee-YAN · Hebrew
Ilian is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,390th for boys in the US (57 babies).
What does Ilian mean?
Hebrew: Bulgarian name derived from Ilia (Elijah)
“my God is Yahweh”
A Bulgarian name built on Ilia, the Slavic form of the prophet Elijah.
- Say it
- ee-lee-YAN
Is Ilian a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 57 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ilian, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ilian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
How popular is Ilian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,390among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 105% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were named Ilian, making it the 2,390th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. It first appears in the records in 2001.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ilian of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Ilian in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were given Ilian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,850, up from #2,390 for this spelling alone.
- Ilian 57
- Illian 11
Ilian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,390 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
Names like Ilian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cillian Cassian Finn Rowan Ronan Kian Eden Kayden Lochlan Caspian Finley Ilyas
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