Is Ilse a boy or girl name?
Ilse is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Ilse, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,364 US babies named Ilse were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,929
- Babies named Ilse since 1914
- 2,364
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Ilse, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 160 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 720 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 527 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 178 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,929 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,970 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,128 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,298 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,385 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,489 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,735 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,353 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,338 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,804 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,572 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,421 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,627 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,847 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,213 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,093 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,672 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,196 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,486 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,708 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,564 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,799 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,978 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,874 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,798 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,996 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,917 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,067 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,516 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,524 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,587 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,841 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,445 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,002 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,611 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,667 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,272 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,624 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,642 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,863 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,633 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,437 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,989 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,194 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,825 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,436 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,053 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,642 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,219 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,863 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,830 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,853 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,674 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,028 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,465 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,461 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,667 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,103 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,928 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,620 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,089 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,036 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,541 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,905 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,089 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,351 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,895 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,739 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,263 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,237 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,844 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,954 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,006 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,599 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,530 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,195 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,558 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,606 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,986 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,925 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,080 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,679 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,130 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,944 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,383 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,152 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,244 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,812 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,742 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,315 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,393 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,995 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,338 |
Highest rank
Ilse has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,516 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.