Ilian
Ilian is a masculine Bulgarian given name. Notable people with the name include:Ilian Aleksandrov, Bulgarian gymnast Ilian Dimitrov, Bulgarian boxer Ilian Djevelekov, Bulgarian film director and producer Ilian Evtimov, Bulgarian-French professional basketball player Ilian Gârnet, Moldovan violinist Ilian Iliev, Bulgarian football manager and former player Ilian Iliev (equestrian), Bulgarian…
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Meaning & Origin of Ilian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilian is a masculine Bulgarian given name. Notable people with the name include:Ilian Aleksandrov, Bulgarian gymnast Ilian Dimitrov, Bulgarian boxer Ilian Djevelekov, Bulgarian film director and producer Ilian Evtimov, Bulgarian-French professional basketball player Ilian Gârnet, Moldovan violinist Ilian Iliev, Bulgarian football manager and former player Ilian Iliev (equestrian), Bulgarian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Ilian
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ilian as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Ilian — #11,386 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Ilian on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ilian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ilian on the record books as a boy name in 2001, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 35 Ilians were born — ranking #3,321 that year. About 53% of every Ilian on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ilian ranks #3,377 for boys with 35 births, rising sharply (+76% over the past five years). All told, over 331 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ilian
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About the name Ilian
Ilian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 331 births in the dataset. Ilian's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,321. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilian'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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