Ilsa
Girl · IL-sa · Hebrew
Ilsa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Ilsa mean?
Hebrew: variant of German Ilse, a short form of Elisabeth
“my God is an oath”
Ilsa Lund is Ingrid Bergman's character in the 1942 film Casablanca.
- Say it
- IL-sa
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Is Ilsa a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilsa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 22 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilsa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Ilsa, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ilsa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Ilsa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ilsa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Ilsa, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
2025 had more girls named Ilsa than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Ilsa in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ilsa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,557 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,624 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
Names like Ilsa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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