How Many People Are Named Ilham?
An estimated 274 people in the United States have the first name Ilham. It is predominantly female (92.1%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Ilham peaked in popularity in 2022 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilham as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ilham paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
274
About 1 in 1,250,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.1% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
22 births
Total Registered
277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilham
Ilham is predominantly female (92.1%), though 22 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ilham as a male name
Ranked #9,225 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (9 births)
Ilham as a female name
Ranked #8,107 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (15 births)
Ilham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilham span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 92 babies were registered. Ilham remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ilham by Decade
How has Ilham tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ilham + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilham as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ilham
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Ilham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilham?
We estimate approximately 274 people named Ilham are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,250,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilham a common name?
Ilham is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilham most popular?
Ilham reached peak popularity in 2022, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilham is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilham a female name?
Ilham is predominantly female. 92.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilham Smith, Ilham Johnson, Ilham Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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