How Many People Are Named Ilse?
An estimated 2,074 people in the United States have the first name Ilse. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ilse peaked in popularity in 1993 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilse 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 Ilse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,074
About 1 in 165,262 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1993
103 births
Total Registered
2,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilse
Ilse is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,364 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilse as a female name
Ranked #4,929 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (103 births)
Ilse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilse span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 720 babies were registered. Ilse has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilse by Decade
How has Ilse 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.
Ilse by State
Birth registrations for Ilse span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 170 Ilses were registered per state.
Ilse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilse?
We estimate approximately 2,074 people named Ilse 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 165,262 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilse a common name?
Ilse is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilse most popular?
Ilse reached peak popularity in 1993, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilse is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilse a female name?
Ilse is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilse Smith, Ilse Johnson, Ilse 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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