Ilhan
İlhan is a Turkish male given name and a surname. It is also used as a feminine given name. Notable with the name include:
- Bosnian
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Ilhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
İlhan is a Turkish male given name and a surname. It is also used as a feminine given name. Notable with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
- Turkish
The Story of Ilhan
As a girl name
Ilhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 33 Ilhans were born — ranking #4,260 that year. As of 2026, Ilhan ranks #9,770 for girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-62%). In total, more than 426 Ilhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ilhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 14 Ilhans were born — ranking #6,143 that year. As of 2026, Ilhan ranks #6,370 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 183 Ilhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ilhan
Ilhan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 426 births in the dataset. Ilhan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilhan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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