Is Ilse a boy or girl name?

Ilse is a girl’s name. Of the 2,401 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ilse

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Ilse was most popular in 1993, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,561 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,401 people named Ilse.

Ilse over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilse’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilse a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilse is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,401 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ilse

Where Ilse is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org