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IlanIn Hebrew: אילן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אִילָןRomanization: ilán
Ilan (Hebrew: אילן) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 16,298 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 45 boys and ranked #309. Its peak year was 1971, with 688 babies.
- People in Israel
- 16,298
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 45
- rank #309
- Peak year
- 1971
- 688 babies
- USA, 2025
- 124
- rank #1,443
Writing and saying Ilan
In Hebrew letters the name is אילן, read right to left. Ilan is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "ilán" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Ilan
Borrowed from Aramaic אִילָנָא / ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). Doublet of אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”) and אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Ilan by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Ilan in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 124 | #1,443 | 2023 (153) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 19 | #1,475 | 2022 (22) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 15 | #1,704 | 2022 (22) |
| Alberta | 2025 | 1 | #2,393 | 2005 (3) |
| Quebec | 2025 | 9 | #463 | 2017 (18) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Ilan has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Ilan
How do you write Ilan in Hebrew?
Ilan is written אילן in Hebrew (with vowel points: אִילָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "ilán".
How many people in Israel are named Ilan?
16,298 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אילן: 187 women and 16,111 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Ilan a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 98.9% of the people named אילן are men.
What does the name Ilan mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Ilan" Etymology: Borrowed from Aramaic אִילָנָא / ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). Doublet of אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”) and אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”).
Is Ilan used outside Israel?
The name Ilan appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 124 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,443), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 19 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - Alberta: Alberta Vital Statistics
Frequency and ranking of baby names by year and gender
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-08-11 · licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta - Quebec: Retraite Québec
Banque de prénoms (filles, garçons)
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-06-18 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.