Ilan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ilan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
About the Name Ilan
Ilan is steadily gaining in popularity, up 32 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1224 in 2022, and it currently sits at #1460. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Ilan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ilan
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Ilan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 32 places over the last five years to #1460 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ilan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ilan include: Ilan Goldfajn โ Ilan Goldfajn is an Israeli-Brazilian economist, former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and former director of the International Monetary Fund's Western...; Ilan (footballer) โ Ilan Araรบjo Dall'Igna, commonly known as Ilan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.; Ilan Kebbal โ Ilan Kais Kebbal is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris FC..
Ilan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Ilans in the wild.
18
UK babies named Ilan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ilan
Likely around 1 other Ilan in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Ilan Goldfajn is an Israeli-Brazilian economist, former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and former director of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department. In December 2022, he became president of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Ilan Araรบjo Dall'Igna, commonly known as Ilan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds an Italian passport.
Ilan Kais Kebbal is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris FC. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Ilan Ramon (Hebrew: ืืืื ืจืืื; pronounced [(ส)iหlan สaหmon], born Ilan Wolfferman (ืืืื ืืืืคืจืื); June 20, 1954 โ February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry.
Itzhak Ilan or Yitzhak Ilan, served in the Israel Security Agency (a.k.a. ISA, Shin-Bet, Shabak) during the years 1982โ2012, and served during his last position as the Deputy Director of the ISA during the years 2010โ2011.
Ilan Manor is an Israeli scholar specializing in the study of digital diplomacy. He is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.