Girls' name · since 1952
Ilyse
385 babies named Ilyse in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
385 girls have been named Ilyse since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilyse recorded 385 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2024.
- #13,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 385 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyse ranks #13,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 385 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ilyse's 385 recorded births place it above 80.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ilyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilyse's full recorded timeline at 1977, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2024
- Peak year (1969)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Ilyse by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (112 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Ilyse's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ilyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 112 births (29% of all-time use).
Ilyse by state
Where Ilyse concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 87 | 22.6% |
87 of 385 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ilyse's data
- Ilyse's decade-level peak was the 1960s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ilyses (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ilyse
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ilyse
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilyse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1952–2024 (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 Ilyse 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.