How Many People Are Named Ilise?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Ilise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Ilise peaked in popularity in 1961 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilise as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ilise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ilise is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1961
9 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilise
Ilise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 49 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilise as a female name
Ranked #13,790 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1961 (9 births)
Ilise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilise span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 33 babies were registered. Ilise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilise by Decade
How has Ilise tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ilise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ilise
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Ilise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilise?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Ilise are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilise a common name?
Ilise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilise most popular?
Ilise reached peak popularity in 1961, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilise is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilise a female name?
Ilise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilise Smith, Ilise Johnson, Ilise Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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