Ilham is a distinctive choice, ranked #2006 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ilham in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2006
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About the Name Ilham
Ilham is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 3377 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1372 in 2002 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Ilham is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ilham in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Ilham
Ilham Aliyev โ Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003.
Ilham Rahimov โ Ilham Mammadhasan oghlu Rahimov โ Azerbaijani and Russian legal scholar, entrepreneur, and author of scientific works on criminology.
Ilham Amirullah โ Muhammad Ilham Amirullah Bin Razali is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for PT Athletic F.C.
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 Ilham
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Ilham per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilham in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilham is rising: up 3,487 places since 2020, to #2,006 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,372 in 2002.
Ilham 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 Ilham include: Ilham Aliyev, Ilham Amirullah and Naufal Ilham. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ilham 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 Ilhams in the wild.
14
UK babies named Ilham (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 3487 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ilham
Almost certainly the only Ilham 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
✨ Similar names to Ilham
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ilham Hussain is a Maldivian health advocate, public figure, and politician who served as the First Lady of the Maldives from 2012 until 2013 during the tenure of President Mohamed Waheed Hassan.
Ilham Tohti (Uyghur: ุฆฺููพุงู ุชูุฎุชู; Chinese: ไผๅๅๆจยทๅ่ตซๆ; pinyin: Yฤซlรฌhฤmรน Tวhรจtรญ; born October 25, 1969) is a Uyghur economist currently serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges.