# Ilse (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ilse/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,401 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,401 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 31, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43 | 3,628 |
| 2012 | 33 | 4,421 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,572 |
| 2014 | 40 | 3,804 |
| 2015 | 33 | 4,338 |
| 2016 | 25 | 5,354 |
| 2017 | 29 | 4,739 |
| 2018 | 31 | 4,489 |
| 2019 | 32 | 4,386 |
| 2020 | 32 | 4,299 |
| 2021 | 35 | 4,130 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,974 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4,796 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4,949 |
| 2025 | 37 | 3,937 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 3,116 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

## People named Ilse

- Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer (1921–2016)
- Ilse DeLange, Dutch country and pop singer
- Ilse Paulis, Dutch rower
- Ilse Steppat, German actress (1917–1969)
- Ilse Werner, German actress (1921-2005)
- Ilse Heylen, Belgian judoka
- Ilse Weber, Czech composer and writer (1903-1944)
- Ilse Pausin, figure skater (1919–1999)
- Ilse Geisler, East German Luger
- Ilse Hess, German author (1900-1995)
- Ilse Kaschube, East German canoe racer
- Ilse van der Meijden, Dutch water polo player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.