Ilsa
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning noble maiden; variant of Ilse.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies
Ilsa by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Ilsa. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 34 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ilsa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ilaearth or the world230 in the US (2017)
- Isajesus; form of Issa or Yisa207 in England and Wales (2025)
- Issasalvation; a form of Isaiah59 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyamy God is Yahweh; Russian form of Elijah13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iliafrom troy or trojan; a form of Ilias35 in the US (2017)
- Ilsenoble kind; a form of Elisabeth29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Ilsa, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ilsa
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