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Girl name

Ilyse

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Ilyse has been given to about 385 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 362
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ilyse per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time385

How popular is Ilyse?

Its best year was 1969, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 3370th. The typical living American called Ilyse is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Ilyse

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elyse0.78
  2. Elise0.76
  3. Alyse0.78
  4. Eloise0.64
  5. Ilene0.59
  6. Analise0.57
  7. Annalise0.56
  8. Denise0.54

Middle names for Ilyse

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ilyse Catherine0.84
  2. Ilyse Josephine0.84
  3. Ilyse Marie0.83
  4. Ilyse Grace0.83
  5. Ilyse Jane0.83
  6. Ilyse June0.82

Sibling names for Ilyse

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.68
  2. Georginasister · 0.66
  3. Larasister · 0.66
  4. Dexterbrother · 0.64
  5. Wadebrother · 0.63
  6. Angiesister · 0.62

Where Ilyse is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ilyse White0.78
    2. Ilyse Nguyen0.78
    3. Ilyse Moore0.78
    4. Ilyse Hill0.78
    5. Ilyse Hall0.78
    6. Ilyse Brown0.78

    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 Ilyse

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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