Eileen
Girl nameEileen has been given to 190,020 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1947 and currently ranks #654 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /aɪˈliːn/
From Anglicized forms of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín in Middle English and Modern English, all cognates of Evelyn from Old French Aveline. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).
Origin: Irish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
190,020
Peak year
1947 (4,267 babies)
Rank in 2025
#654 for girls
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▲ +7%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Eileen
Mary McDonnell
American actress
Eileen Collins
Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
Eileen Gu
American-born Chinese freestyle skier (born 2003)
Eileen Chang
Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Eileen.
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