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Ilse

German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, used independently.

PronunciationGerman /ˈɪl.zə/; Dutch /ˈɪl.sə/
Usage languagesDutch, Estonian, German, Swedish
US rank (2025)#3,903

Meaning and history

Ilse is a German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth that is also used as an independent given name.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 52 births, rank #3,176
2007: 44 births, rank #3,653
2008: 55 births, rank #3,084
2009: 52 births, rank #3,189
2010: 40 births, rank #3,816
20112011: 43 births, rank #3,603
2012: 33 births, rank #4,387
2013: 31 births, rank #4,543
2014: 40 births, rank #3,778
2015: 33 births, rank #4,295
20162016: 25 births, rank #5,284
2017: 29 births, rank #4,695
2018: 31 births, rank #4,458
2019: 32 births, rank #4,343
2020: 32 births, rank #4,263
20212021: 35 births, rank #4,090
2022: 56 births, rank #2,956
2023: 28 births, rank #4,746
2024: 27 births, rank #4,893
20252025: 37 births, rank #3,903

In 2025, 37 babies were recorded with the name Ilse, ranking #3,903 among girls.