Recorded 1955–1990 Girls' name Peak 1961 49 births

Ilise — girls' name

49 babies named Ilise in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s331990s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Ilise was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ilise in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilise

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Ilise between 1955 and 1990, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilise performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ilise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ilise at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

49

Since 1955

36 years of records

Peak year

1961

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1955

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1990

Ilise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1955

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Ilise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
33 births that decade — 67% of Ilise's all-time total
1950s111960s331990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilise?
49 babies have been named Ilise since 1955. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 9 births.
When was Ilise most popular?
Ilise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Ilise been used?
Ilise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 36 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Ilise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iliana, Ilianna, Ilia, Iliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.