The first name Ilse
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ilse last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 6 births (#3,116).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ilse with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ilse at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 37 girls born in the United States were named Ilse, the 3,937th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 103 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ilse
24 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ilse AichingerAustrian writer (1921–2016)
- Ilse DeLangeDutch country and pop singer, born 1977
- Ilse PaulisDutch rower, born 1993
- Ilse SteppatGerman actress (1917–1969)
- Ilse WernerGerman actress (1921-2005)
- Ilse HeylenBelgian judoka, born 1977
- Ilse WeberCzech composer and writer (1903-1944)
- Ilse PausinFigure skater (1919–1999)
- Ilse GeislerEast German Luger, born 1941
- Ilse HessGerman author (1900-1995)
- Ilse KaschubeEast German canoe racer, born 1953
- Ilse van der MeijdenDutch water polo player, born 1988
Questions
- How popular is the name Ilse?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ilse, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2006, with 6 births.
- Is Ilse a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,401 US babies named Ilse since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ilse most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 103 babies were named Ilse, its highest rank at 1,524th.