Iliyan
Iliyan is a Persian and Bulgarian form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Elijah), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias.
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Iliyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iliyan is a Persian and Bulgarian form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Elijah), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
The Story of Iliyan
Iliyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 12 births, good for #5,723 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 71% of all recorded Iliyans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 34 Iliyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Iliyan
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Notable people named Iliyan
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- Iliyan Stefanov , (Bulgarian: Илиян Стефанов; born 20 September 1998) is a Bulgarian footballer
- Iliyan Mitsanski , (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker
- Iliyan Boyden , Grandson of Agha Khan IV
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Names that sound like Iliyan
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About the name Iliyan
Iliyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Iliyan's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Iliyan'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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