Is Ilhan a boy or girl name?

Ilhan is a unisex name. Of the 589 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 71.7% were girls and 28.3% were boys.

Ilhan

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Ilhan was most popular in 2019, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,999 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Ilhan.

Ilhan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilhan’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilhan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilhan is a unisex name — 71.7% of the 589 Americans given it were girls and 28.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 69% girls and 31% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ilhan

Where Ilhan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Minnesota 50.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org