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Ilsa

/ˈɪlsə/ · 100% girls · 22 born in 2025

Ilsa has been given to about 917 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɪlsə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 882
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ilsa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 34
  • Born in 202522
  • All time917
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Ilsa?

Its best year was 2011, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 4288th. The typical living American called Ilsa is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Ilsa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isa0.81
  2. Ila0.75
  3. Elsa0.74
  4. Iyla0.70
  5. Elisa0.65
  6. Alisa0.65
  7. Lisa0.62
  8. Yulissa0.65

Middle names for Ilsa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ilsa Josephine0.84
  2. Ilsa Rose0.83
  3. Ilsa Louise0.83
  4. Ilsa June0.82
  5. Ilsa Pearl0.82
  6. Ilsa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ilsa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  2. Daliasister · 0.82
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.82
  4. Valentinbrother · 0.82
  5. Chanasister · 0.82
  6. Palomasister · 0.82

Where Ilsa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ilsa White0.78
    2. Ilsa Reyes0.78
    3. Ilsa Nguyen0.78
    4. Ilsa Moore0.78
    5. Ilsa Lee0.78
    6. Ilsa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ilsa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.