Ilse
Meaning
“God is my oath (variant of Elisabeth); a heritage name kept among older Blumenau women”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ilse peaked in the 2000s.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,146 people · the #3,124 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 50,000 · median age 65
Among people named Ilse living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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