The baby name Ilhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced il-HAHN (IPA: /ɪlˈhɑn/).
Ilhan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Ilhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced il-HAHN (IPA: /ɪlˈhɑn/).
Ilhan is Turkish in Origin.
Ilhan is a Turkic given name formed from il (“country, people, realm”) and han/khān (“ruler, sovereign”), yielding the sense “ruler of the realm” or “leader of the people.” It appears across Oghuz Turkic languages, especially Turkish and Azerbaijani, and echoes the Mongol and Persian title Ilkhan, known from the Ilkhanate established in 13th‑century Iran. As a personal name it has been used in Anatolia since the Ottoman period and remains familiar in modern Turkey, borne by figures such as poet İlhan Berk and composer İlhan Mimaroğlu.
Common variants and related spellings include Turkish İlhan (standard), anglicized Ilhan, historical/scholarly Ilkhan or İlkhan, and Azerbaijani Elxan/Elkhan (from el “people” + xan “khan”). The core meaning stays tied to leadership and sovereignty. In Somali usage, Ilhan is also found as a feminine name and is sometimes conflated with Arabic Ilham (“inspiration”), giving it a different folk meaning in that context.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #24 | 6 | 488 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| BG | 0 | #77 | 6 | 1,799 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #101 | 165 | 3,850 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #131 | 24 | 2,277 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| TR | 0 | #162 | 15,540 | 19,440 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #171 | 3 | 1,585 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2014 | #199 | 25 | 399 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #209 | 10 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #238 | 30 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #279 | 11 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #284 | 106 | 2,865 |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #286 | 5 | 2,910 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #298 | 28 | 7,401 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2022 | #306 | 5 | 2,557 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #358 | 85 | 2,180 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| Germany | 0 | #406 | 32 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #416 | 12 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #472 | 610 | 5,697 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #634 | 34 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #643 | 55 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #661 | 22 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #708 | 31 | 3,895 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #724 | 231 | 5,873 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #882 | 11 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #907 | 10 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #939 | 17 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 84 | 25,439 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,107 | 70 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,109 | 20 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,442 | 30 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,538 | 77 | 28,008 |
Ilhan is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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