Ilse Girl
How popular is Ilse?
#3,902 girl name in 2025
37 baby girls were named Ilse in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name.
2,165living people named Ilse (est.)
27median age of people named Ilse
2,401babies named Ilse since 1880
1 in 89,604US babies born in 2025
Ilse popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,902 for girls (▲ 988 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 37 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,294 in 2015, #4,261 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (103 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,507 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ilse is most popular
Babies named Ilse per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 girls)
Ilse by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #2,264 |
| 1920s | 66 | #2,097 |
| 1930s | 98 | #1,660 |
| 1940s | 27 | #3,175 |
| 1950s | 66 | #3,268 |
| 1960s | 84 | #3,401 |
| 1970s | 56 | #4,760 |
| 1980s | 160 | #2,592 |
| 1990s | 720 | #1,507 |
| 2000s | 527 | #2,478 |
| 2010s | 337 | #3,602 |
| 2020s | 215 | #2,956 |
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Questions
- Is Ilse a boy or girl name?
- Ilse is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ilse were girls.
- How popular is the name Ilse?
- 37 baby girls were named Ilse in the US in 2025, making it the 3902nd most popular girl name.
- When was Ilse most popular?
- Ilse peaked in 1993, when 103 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,507 in 1994.
- How many people are named Ilse?
- 2,401 babies have been named Ilse in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,165 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Ilse most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ilse was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.