Girls' name · since 1914
Ilse
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 2,401 babies named Ilse, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,401
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ilse is the #3912 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,401 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Ilse recorded 2,401 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #3912 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,912 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,401 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilse ranks #4,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,912 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,401 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,401
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ilse's 2,401 recorded births place it above 94.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ilse compares
2,401 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ilse's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,401 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilse's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ilse by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (720 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Ilse's strongest decade.
720 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ilse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 66
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 98
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 160
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
720 births
- 2000s
2000s
527 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 215
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 720 births (30% of all-time use).
How Ilse compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ilse's total volume
Ilse by state
Where Ilse concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 529 | 22.0% |
| #2 | California | | 523 | 21.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 67 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.2% |
529 of 2,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilse's data
- Ilse's decade-level peak was the 1990s (720 total births); usage has since declined to 215 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ilses (529 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ilse draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.