Ilse comes from the Hebrew / Germanic tradition, meaning My God is oath / noble.
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How popular is Ilse?
1993peak year
Ilse has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4442), with about 33 babies named Ilse each year. In 1993, 103 babies received the name (ranked #1524). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,364.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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