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Aileen Name Popularity

How popular is the name Aileen? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 61 0.0173%
1911 — 107 0.0287%
1912 — 138 0.0274%
1913 — 181 0.0319%
1914 — 256 0.0367%
1915 — 326 0.0359%
1916 — 304 0.0315%
1917 — 320 0.032%
1918 — 314 0.0293%
1919 — 329 0.0314%
1920 — 416 0.0374%
1921 — 412 0.036%
1922 — 420 0.0377%
1923 — 385 0.0344%
1924 — 485 0.0418%
1925 — 461 0.0408%
1926 — 498 0.0453%
1927 — 425 0.0384%
1928 — 446 0.0417%
1929 — 300 0.029%
1930 — 303 0.029%
1931 — 240 0.0243%
1932 — 241 0.0244%
1933 — 161 0.0173%
1934 — 162 0.0168%
1935 — 109 0.0112%
1936 — 152 0.0158%
1937 — 106 0.0108%
1938 — 88 0.0086%
1939 — 78 0.0077%
1940 — 84 0.0079%
1941 — 72 0.0064%
1942 — 94 0.0074%
1943 — 156 0.0119%
1944 — 98 0.0079%
1945 — 93 0.0076%
1946 — 112 0.0076%
1947 — 142 0.0085%
1948 — 128 0.008%
1949 — 92 0.0057%
1950 — 111 0.0069%
1951 — 160 0.0094%
1952 — 134 0.0077%
1953 — 158 0.0089%
1954 — 131 0.0072%
1955 — 148 0.008%
1956 — 110 0.0058%
1957 — 139 0.0072%
1958 — 134 0.0071%
1959 — 151 0.0079%
1960 — 181 0.0096%
1961 — 195 0.0103%
1962 — 186 0.0101%
1963 — 172 0.0096%
1964 — 194 0.011%
1965 — 191 0.0117%
1966 — 175 0.0112%
1967 — 159 0.0105%
1968 — 167 0.0111%
1969 — 201 0.013%
1970 — 189 0.0119%
1971 — 139 0.0093%
1972 — 159 0.0117%
1973 — 148 0.0114%
1974 — 150 0.0115%
1975 — 132 0.0103%
1976 — 109 0.0085%
1977 — 111 0.0082%
1978 — 115 0.0086%
1979 — 104 0.0074%
1980 — 160 0.0109%
1981 — 165 0.0112%
1982 — 168 0.0112%
1983 — 213 0.0144%
1984 — 228 0.0153%
1985 — 183 0.0121%
1986 — 208 0.0138%
1987 — 178 0.0117%
1988 — 204 0.0131%
1989 — 197 0.0122%
1990 — 190 0.0115%
1991 — 209 0.0128%
1992 — 216 0.0135%
1993 — 230 0.0148%
1994 — 200 0.013%
1995 — 186 0.0123%
1996 — 259 0.0173%
1997 — 391 0.0264%
1998 — 470 0.0314%
1999 — 438 0.0292%
2000 — 461 0.0302%
2001 — 502 0.0333%
2002 — 444 0.0296%
2003 — 483 0.0317%
2004 — 527 0.0346%
2005 — 590 0.0386%
2006 — 529 0.0338%
2007 — 591 0.0375%
2008 — 592 0.0383%
2009 — 634 0.0424%
2010 — 595 0.0413%
2011 — 594 0.0417%
2012 — 551 0.0387%
2013 — 429 0.0301%
2014 — 491 0.0337%
2015 — 557 0.0383%
2016 — 430 0.0298%
2017 — 419 0.03%
2018 — 390 0.0284%
2019 — 411 0.0304%
2020 — 353 0.0277%
2021 — 369 0.0302%
2022 — 354 0.0268%
2023 — 301 0.0233%

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What names are variants of Aileen?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aileen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aila

Blessed

Scandinavian

Ailee
Aileene
Ailene

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Ailey
Ailie

Scottish

Ailli
Aillin
Ailyn
Aleen

Light

Greek

Alene

Precious; awakening; light; sun ray, shining light

Polynesian

Aline

A variant form of Adeline.

Modern

Alleen

Precious; precious; awakening; light

Polynesian

Allene

Precious; precious; awakening; light

Polynesian

Alline

Noble kind; precious; light

Greek

Eileen

“The brightly shining one,” from the Greek lielene, something shining, as a torch.

Gaelic

Eleen
Elleen

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Ellene

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Ileana

God has answered; sun ray, shining light; tree; Trojan

Hebrew

Ileane

Trojan

Greek

Ileanna

Tree; Trojan

Hebrew

Ileen

English

Ileene

English

Ilene

Modern

Iliana

Trojan

Greek

Iliane
Illeanne
Illene
Illianna

Trojan

Greek

Leana

To twine around

French

Leanah
Leanna

Latin

Leannah
Lena

Woman from Magdala

Hebrew

Lenah

Light

Greek

Liana

To twine around

French

Lianna

To twine around

French

Liannah
Lina

Palm tree

Latin

Linah

Light

Greek


What names sound like Aileen?

If you like how Aileen sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aileen.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ayleen

Form of Eileen

Irish

Wileen

Will helmet, protection

German


What names are similar to Aileen?

Find a name that’s like Aileen, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Eibhlin

Irish


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