Girl · Hebrew, through German
Ilse
Say it: IL-suh
Meaning
German and Dutch pet form of Elisabeth.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in the Netherlands and Germany in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 2,209 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1994, about 1 in 17,300 girls
- 31 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ilsa
| Dutch | Ilse |
|---|---|
| English | Elsie |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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