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Ilan

“Tree; oak tree” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1443 in the US (2025) · Trending

Ilan has appeared in US records since 1965 — best rank #1131 (2003) · 3,231 babies named Ilan all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 480 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ilans

• Ilan Ramon — Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut
• Ilan Pappé — Israeli-British historian (born 1954)
• Ilan Gilon — Israeli politician (1956–2022)
• Ilan Shor — Moldovan-Israeli entrepreneur, politician and convicted fraudster
• Ilan Van Wilder — Belgian cyclist

In stories & tradition

• Ilan Bodnar — NCIS

What Ilans become

Among 207 notable people named Ilan:

Military figures appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ilan Ramon, Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut.

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