Fun Facts About the Name Ilyse
- 385 babies named Ilyse: U.S. records list 385 babies given the name Ilyse from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ilyse Mean?
Ilyse is a modern English spelling of Elise, the French form of Elizabeth. The name traces back to the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), traditionally understood as "God is my oath." The first element is אֵל (El), "God." The second element, שֶׁבַע (sheva), is commonly read as "oath," which gives the customary meaning. Because the same consonants also form the Hebrew word for "seven," some reference works instead give the sense "God is abundance" or "God of the seven." The oath reading is the usual one, and it is an interpretation of a name rather than a statement in ordinary language.
Ilyse Name History & Origins
Elisheva appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife. When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek, the name was written Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), and the New Testament uses that Greek form for the mother of John the Baptist. Latin kept Elisabeth, and from that Latin form the name spread through the languages of Europe, producing Elizabeth in English, Élisabeth and Élise in French, and Elisabeth in German.
Élise was the ordinary French short form of Élisabeth. English speakers took it over as Elise, and Ilyse is a later English reshaping of that spelling, with y standing for the vowel. The German short form Ilse looks similar but arose separately within German, so it is not the source of Ilyse.
How Popular is the Name Ilyse?
Ilyse has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1969. Its best rank was #3,191 in 1966.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,625 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,076 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #17,238 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,536 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #15,698 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,902 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #18,576 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #17,109 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,432 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #15,294 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,000 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #12,322 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #10,689 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,033 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #13,113 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,944 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #10,332 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,343 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,185 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #9,453 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #9,513 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #8,471 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #8,931 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #7,826 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #8,514 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #7,437 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #8,054 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,728 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,896 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #6,869 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,864 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,369 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #4,904 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,249 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #3,191 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1965 | #3,312 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #4,751 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #5,530 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #6,141 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,101 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,010 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #6,453 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #5,093 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,609 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,891 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #5,385 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #6,017 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,266 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ilyse Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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