Ilze
Ilze is a name with a single cultural origin: Latvian.
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Ilze
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilze is a name with a single cultural origin: Latvian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
The Story of Ilze
The earliest SSA record of Ilze as a baby girl name dates back to 1951, when 13 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Ilze — #2,937 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Ilzes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 68 Ilzes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ilze
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About the name Ilze
Ilze is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Ilze's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #2,937. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilze's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.