Illidan
Illidan Stormrage is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment.
Meaning & Origin of Illidan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Illidan Stormrage is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment.
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The Story of Illidan
Illidan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 6 Illidans were born — ranking #10,798 that year. As of 2026, Illidan ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Illidans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Illidan
Illidan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Illidan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #10,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Illidan'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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