Ilse

A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning noble kind; a form of Elisabeth.

Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ilse by the numbers

Ilse was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 103 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Elisabeth

Like Ilse, each of these traces back to Elisabeth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
  • Elsanoble; form of Elisabeth424 in the US (2017)
  • Elisabethgod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth353 in the US (2017)
  • LisaGod is my oath; short form of Elisabeth57 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lisbethgod's oath; a form of Elisabeth44 in the US (2017)
  • Lieselgod is my oath; diminutive of Elisabeth43 in the US (2017)
  • Elisabetgod is my oath; variant of Elisabeth23 in the US (2017)
  • Elishebagod is my oath; a form of Elisabeth3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ilse. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ilsanoble maiden; variant of Ilse6 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean gentleness

Like Ilse, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
  • Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Ilse, 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 Ilse

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