Girls' name · since 1951
Ilze
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Ilze, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Ilze since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilze recorded 68 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2010.
- #31,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilze ranks #31,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #31,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ilze's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ilze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilze's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilze popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2010
- Peak year (1951)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ilze by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (47 births, 69% of the file).
1950s was Ilze's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Ilze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 47 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ilze's data
- Ilze's decade-level peak was the 1950s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ilze
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1951–2010 (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 Ilze 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.