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Meaning of the nameIlse

Ilse is a female name of German origin, a diminutive of Elisabeth, from the Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'.

Meaning

“diminutive of Elisabeth, 'my God is an oath'”

Source: Wiktionary: Ilse · Wiktionary: Elisabeth · Behind the Name: Ilse

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People (2022)
4,146
Rank in Brazil
#3,124
Median age
65 years
2010 Census
5,013
people

Ilse in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ilse, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,257 people).

4,111 women 35 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ilse is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ilse in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.020%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.011%
  3. Paraná 0.005%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul2,1350.020%
Santa Catarina8550.011%
Paraná5400.005%
São Paulo2110.001%
Rio de Janeiro830.001%
Mato Grosso720.002%
Minas Gerais480.000%
Bahia360.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul350.001%
Rondônia270.002%
Pará200.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ilse

Wiktionary records Ilse in German as a diminutive of the female name Elisabeth, and Behind the Name describes it as a German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, now used as an independent name. Wiktionary traces Elisabeth to the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva), glossed as 'my God is an oath'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,146 people named Ilse, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ilse · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Elisabeth · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Ilse · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Ilse

What does the name Ilse mean?

Ilse means “diminutive of Elisabeth, 'my God is an oath'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ilse in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,146 people with the first name Ilse, which ranks it number 3,124 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ilse a boy's or a girl's name?

Ilse is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,111 women and 35 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ilse?

Ilse is a name of Germanic and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ilse most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.020% of the state's population is named Ilse (2,135 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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