Ilyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- il-YAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Ilyan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
Where does Ilyan come from?
Hebrew: probably an elaboration of Ilyas (Elijah)
Is Ilyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ilyan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ilyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
How popular is Ilyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Ilyan, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Ilyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ilyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Ilyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Lochlan Rowan Kayden Eden Musa Cassian Orhan Callan Cillian Eesa
Names related to Ilyan
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, “Ilyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilyan, updated 20 October 2026.