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.
67% of everyone ever named Ilise was born in this single decade.
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 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ilise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1955
- Peak year (1961)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
49 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 9 births in a single year.
Ilise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 33 births that decade — 67% of Ilise's all-time total
Ilise decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Ilise's strongest decade
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 67% of all-time use.
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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.