Infographic of Eileen name meaning, which is “The brightly shining one,” from the Greek lielene, something shining, as a torch. Regarded as an Irish form, from Eibhlin.
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Eileen Name Popularity

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

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 204 0.0579%
1911 — 277 0.0744%
1912 — 432 0.0857%
1913 — 565 0.0997%
1914 — 882 0.1266%
1915 — 1,466 0.1614%
1916 — 1,827 0.1891%
1917 — 2,115 0.2114%
1918 — 2,237 0.2084%
1919 — 2,324 0.2219%
1920 — 2,691 0.242%
1921 — 2,838 0.2478%
1922 — 2,921 0.2622%
1923 — 2,960 0.2643%
1924 — 3,043 0.262%
1925 — 2,943 0.2604%
1926 — 2,906 0.2642%
1927 — 2,898 0.2618%
1928 — 2,612 0.2441%
1929 — 2,526 0.2439%
1930 — 2,346 0.2246%
1931 — 2,193 0.2222%
1932 — 2,084 0.2109%
1933 — 1,956 0.2099%
1934 — 2,209 0.2285%
1935 — 2,168 0.2231%
1936 — 2,274 0.2361%
1937 — 2,315 0.2349%
1938 — 2,262 0.221%
1939 — 2,122 0.2086%
1940 — 1,991 0.1873%
1941 — 2,162 0.1921%
1942 — 3,075 0.2435%
1943 — 4,090 0.3133%
1944 — 3,636 0.2934%
1945 — 3,621 0.2969%
1946 — 4,155 0.2816%
1947 — 4,245 0.2543%
1948 — 3,824 0.2395%
1949 — 3,712 0.2308%
1950 — 3,877 0.2408%
1951 — 3,797 0.2239%
1952 — 3,726 0.2135%
1953 — 3,619 0.2045%
1954 — 3,658 0.2001%
1955 — 3,495 0.19%
1956 — 3,437 0.182%
1957 — 3,699 0.1922%
1958 — 3,516 0.186%
1959 — 3,604 0.1897%
1960 — 3,487 0.184%
1961 — 3,479 0.1843%
1962 — 3,038 0.1655%
1963 — 2,915 0.1624%
1964 — 2,568 0.1459%
1965 — 2,380 0.1455%
1966 — 2,001 0.1282%
1967 — 1,745 0.115%
1968 — 1,532 0.102%
1969 — 1,425 0.0925%
1970 — 1,239 0.0779%
1971 — 986 0.0656%
1972 — 872 0.064%
1973 — 824 0.0636%
1974 — 704 0.0542%
1975 — 614 0.0478%
1976 — 507 0.0393%
1977 — 598 0.0444%
1978 — 579 0.0431%
1979 — 511 0.0362%
1980 — 563 0.0385%
1981 — 535 0.0364%
1982 — 547 0.0366%
1983 — 635 0.043%
1984 — 544 0.0366%
1985 — 508 0.0335%
1986 — 494 0.0327%
1987 — 414 0.0271%
1988 — 469 0.0301%
1989 — 487 0.0302%
1990 — 468 0.0282%
1991 — 373 0.0229%
1992 — 367 0.023%
1993 — 359 0.023%
1994 — 315 0.0205%
1995 — 330 0.0219%
1996 — 333 0.0222%
1997 — 336 0.0227%
1998 — 414 0.0277%
1999 — 377 0.0252%
2000 — 365 0.0239%
2001 — 367 0.0244%
2002 — 326 0.0218%
2003 — 329 0.0216%
2004 — 306 0.0201%
2005 — 337 0.022%
2006 — 305 0.0195%
2007 — 341 0.0216%
2008 — 339 0.0219%
2009 — 300 0.0201%
2010 — 264 0.0183%
2011 — 315 0.0221%
2012 — 280 0.0196%
2013 — 309 0.0217%
2014 — 356 0.0244%
2015 — 364 0.025%
2016 — 333 0.0231%
2017 — 374 0.0268%
2018 — 408 0.0297%
2019 — 363 0.0268%
2020 — 355 0.0279%
2021 — 340 0.0278%
2022 — 421 0.0319%
2023 — 402 0.0311%

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Names Like Eileen

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What names are variants of Eileen?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aileen

“She shines in beauty;” an Irish form of Helen.

Ancient

Ailene

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Alene

Precious; awakening; light; sun ray, shining light

Polynesian

Aline

A variant form of Adeline.

Modern

Ayleen

Form of Eileen

Irish

Eila

Tree

Hebrew

Eilah

Tree

Hebrew

Eilean
Eileene
Eilena
Eilene
Eiley
Eilin
Eilleen
Eily
Ileana

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

Hebrew

Ileanna

Tree; Trojan

Hebrew

Ileen

English

Ileene

English

Ilene

Modern

Iliana

Trojan

Greek

Ilianna

Tree

Hebrew

Leana

To twine around

French

Lena

Woman from Magdala

Hebrew

Lianna

To twine around

French

Lina

Palm tree

Latin


What names sound like Eileen?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Eleen
Elleen

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Wileen

Will helmet, protection

German


What names are similar to Eileen?

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

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Eireen
Eleanor

Of unknown meaning

English


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