Ilan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1705 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ilan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1705
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ilan in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Ilan
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 Hemisphere Department.
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ilan
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Ilan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilan is declining: down 213 places since 2020, to #1,705 in 2025. It peaked at #1,224 in 2022.
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, Ilan (footballer) and Ilan Kebbal. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
15
UK babies named Ilan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 213 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
Almost certainly the only Ilan in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
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.
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.